Incident McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee 127505,
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Date:Monday 16 November 1953
Time:c. 14:10
Type:McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 127505
MSN: 359
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Palo Alto, CA -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Moffett Field, CA/VC-3 (ca 14:00)
Destination airport:NAS Fallon, NV
Narrative:
Lt Cmdr Clyde Jameson Lee bailed out in vicinity of Palo Alto, CA due weather. He found injured. Two Banshee on way to a gunnery exercise at Fallon, NV.

Sources:

AAIR (BOW)
Santa Cruz Sentinel 17 November 1953, p10/18 November 1953, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Aug-2022 16:06 TB Added
31-Aug-2022 18:10 TB Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]
31-Aug-2022 18:25 TB Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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