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| Date: | Thursday 13 January 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas A4D-1 Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 137815 |
| MSN: | 10712 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 25 miles NW of Victorville, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Edwards AFB, CA |
The YA-4D-1 Skyhawk "Mighty Midget" crashed and burned after violent vibrations during high speed test flight. Navy test pilot Lt.Cdr James B. Verdin (36) ejected at 30,000ft but parachute failed.
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 14 January 1955, p1
James B. Verdin
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2013 13:14 | HWE | Added |
| 30-Oct-2014 15:32 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 30-Oct-2014 15:32 | TB | Updated [Nature, ] |
| 04-Dec-2017 09:30 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Dec-2017 21:22 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jun-2019 14:17 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 09-Jun-2019 18:15 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-Oct-2020 17:23 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
| 25-Jan-2022 08:36 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jun-2022 20:12 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 16-Sep-2024 22:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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