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| Date: | Saturday 12 April 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas AD-6 Skyraider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Charlestown, WV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
AD6 dive bomber disintegrated and crashed on remote mountainside. Pilot killed while attempting to bail out of his disapled plane.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 14 April 1958, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2016 16:14 | TB | Added |
| 23-Nov-2017 09:24 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Nov-2017 15:33 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Nov-2017 15:36 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
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