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| Date: | Thursday 7 November 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas A4D-1 Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 142214 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAAS El Centro, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| NAAS El Centro, CA |
Pilot landed burning airplane and jumped out before it exploded.
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 8 November 1957, p20
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/a4d1-142142-142235.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2016 10:48 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Jul-2017 19:28 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Nov-2017 09:39 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jan-2022 14:16 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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