ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272391
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Date: | Thursday 6 May 1948 |
Time: | |
Type: | McDonnell FH-1 Phantom |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 111787 |
MSN: | 39 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near NAS Quonset Point, R.I. -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | USS Saipan |
Destination airport: | NAS Quonset Point, R.I./VF-17A |
Narrative:Two Phantom jets collided on return flight of a formation. The wingman reported after safe landing that a part of the tail surface of the lead plane had struck his wing. S/L Cmdr Ralph Fuoss (33) in the lead plane crashed out of control.
Sources:
Coronado Eagle and Journal 14 May 1948
AAIR
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Dec-2021 16:47 |
TB |
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30-Dec-2021 18:31 |
TB |
Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
22-Feb-2022 09:47 |
TB |
Updated [Narrative] |
16-Aug-2022 14:52 |
TB |
Updated [Source] |
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