Incident Douglas AD-5 Skyraider ,
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Date:Monday 26 June 1961
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas AD-5 Skyraider
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:7 mi SW of Lynchburg, VA -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Atlanta, GA
Destination airport:NAS Anacostia, DC
Narrative:
Crashed and caught fire during attempted emergency landing on a training flight. Crew escaped serious injury.

Sources:

The Evening Star 27 June 1961, pB2

Revision history:

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