Incident McDonnell F2H-1 Banshee 123013,
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Date:Tuesday 9 August 1949
Time:
Type:McDonnell F2H-1 Banshee
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 123013
MSN: 54
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bennetts Point, SC -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Cecil Field, FL/VF-171
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed after Lt L. Jack K.L. Fruin bailed out at hight speed at 30,000ft due to a structural failure.

Sources:

Madera Tribune 17 September 1949, p2
AAIR (BOSFW)

Revision history:

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