ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166855
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| Date: | Friday 30 July 1943 |
| Time: | 07:20 |
| Type: | Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless |
| Owner/operator: | VB-6, US Navy |
| Registration: | Buno. 28383 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Hawaiian Islands -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | USS Yorktown (CV-10), at sea |
| USS Yorktown (CV-10), at sea |
The aircraft carrier USS Yorktown ( commissioned 15 April, 1943 ) was exercising off the Hawaiian Islands prior to her first operational deployment.
On 30 July 1943 one of the ship's Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers and its crew of two were lost in a training accident.
The aircraft made a practice glide-bombing attack commencing at 6,000 feet, and upon recovery at 2,000 feet fell into a flat spin from which it did not recover.
Both crew members lost their lives.
They were :
Ensign Elmer L. Parkes USNR ( pilot ) and ARM3c Cameron D. Edgar USN ( Radioman/gunner).
R.I.P.
Sources:
USN air accident report
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2014 22:37 | angels one five | Added |
| 10-Jun-2014 22:57 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2023 03:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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