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Date: | Monday 20 November 1950 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas AD-3W Skyraider |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 122884 |
MSN: | 7006 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Sea of Japan -
Pacific Ocean
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Operated out of USS Lake Champlain (CVA-39) aircraft carrier. Ditched at sea. Probably operating out of Japan.
(2) Three Navy fliers rescued from Sea of Japan by freighter Ikatu Maru after ditching. Lt (jg) John W. Reese. Date given as "recently". Reese arrived with USS Valley Forge at San Diego, CA, 30 NOV 50, after a seven month duty off Korea.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/ AAIR (in a mix with another report in error)
(2) Coronado Eagle and Journal 30 November 1950, p1
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Oct-2022 18:46 |
TB |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |