ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85023
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 October 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 124951 |
| MSN: | 248 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Majon-ni -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Essex (CVA-9)/VF-172 |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
(1) Operated out of USS Essex (CV-9) aircraft carrier. While conducting armed recon mission, hit by AAA, exploded on impact w/ground near Majon-ni, no egress noted.
(2) pilot Lt Cmdr Irad Blair Oxley
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/ (16 OCT 51)
(2) AAIR (16 SEP 51 ! in error)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 February 1959 | 127614 | United States Navy (USN) | 1 | 25 mi S of Oakland, CA |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2022 10:07 | TB | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2022 12:44 | TB | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative] |
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