Incident Douglas AD-4L Skyraider 123987,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 84828
 
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Date:Friday 24 August 1951
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas AD-4L Skyraider
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 123987
MSN: 7293
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Pacific -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Essex/VF-54
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Operated out of USS Essex (CV-9) aircraft carrier. Lost power on take-off, ditched ahead of carrier. Ens. Gordon Edward Strickland.

Sources:

http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
AAIR (TODCTMF)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Oct-2022 18:16 TB Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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