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Date: | Saturday 1 November 1958 |
Time: | c. 09:30 |
Type: | Douglas AD-5N Skyraider |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Val Graveglia (Genova) -
Italy
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | carrier USS Forrestal (06:28) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Forced landing in mountains in fog. Pilot James Richard Dennison (24), James R. Witte (20) and Rex N. Sayles (19) survived injured and taken to hospital.
Note: two AD-5N Skyrider flying in formation, lost in fog and attempted emergency landings 40 miles apart in the mountains near Genova
Sources:
Lakeland Ledger 2 November 1958, p4B
La Stampa 2 November 1958, p9
Revision history:
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