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| Date: | Tuesday 11 August 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | North American AJ-1 Savage |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 122600 |
| MSN: | 156-38475 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Bennington (CVA-20) -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | VC-5 |
Crashed onto deck and went overboard.
Sources:
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2014 16:03 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 21-Jun-2014 16:16 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Apr-2022 12:39 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2022 07:17 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
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