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| Date: | Sunday 16 June 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas AD Skyraider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 mi from Dunkirk, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Akron AFB, OH |
Single-engine Navy attack bomber crashed in Lake Erie and sank on routine training flight with second Skyraider. Pilot (36) drowned.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 17 June 1957, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2019 13:23 | TB | Added |
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