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| Date: | Sunday 14 November 1954 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 127026 |
| MSN: | 8084 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near MCAS Cherry Point, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point, NC/VMF(N)-531 |
Missing on search for ditched Harpoon patrol plane. Last contact 21:00. Lt Roy O. Wilkins (23) and M/Sgt Gerald A. Moreau (30).
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 16 November 1954, p2
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2016 07:15 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Jul-2017 12:47 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Nov-2017 21:13 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Apr-2022 15:43 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Aug-2022 13:19 | TB | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Aug-2022 14:32 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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