ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86267
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Date: | Monday 9 March 1953 |
Time: | |
Type: | Grumman F9F-5 Panther |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 126099 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | S of Wonsan -
North Korea
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | USS Valley Forge/VF-51 |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Operated out of USS Valley Forge (CVA-45) aircraft carrier. Crashed while on bomb run, possibly due to AAA, just S of Wonsan. Lt (jg) K.C. Gedney.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/ not in AAIR
USS Valley Forge Korean Cruise Book 1952-53
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
15-Sep-2022 08:37 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
15-Sep-2022 16:08 |
TB |
Updated [Source] |
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