ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280953
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Date: | Saturday 1 April 1961 |
Time: | 11:30 |
Type: | Douglas A-4D Skyhawk |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | ca 4 mi N of Lake Port, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | NAS Alameda, CA/VMR-... |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Marine Reserve pilot Maj Philip W. Delano on weekend training flight in a four ship formation ejected from his plane but died from injuries.
Sources:
Santa Cruz Sentinel 2 April 1961, p3
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SRPD19610402.1.1&srpos=669&e=01-01-1961-31-12-1961--en--20--661-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash------- Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Jul-2022 17:14 |
TB |
Added |
15-Apr-2024 12:23 |
Cobar |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Source] |
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