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| Date: | Thursday 15 August 1957 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: | McDonnell F3H-2 Demon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 50 mi off Dare coast, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Oceana, VA |
Ditched on training mission 50 miles off Dare coast. Pilot Lt Cmdr Waldo A. Atkins (33) rescued from raft by merchant tanker Western Sun next morning 05:30. As "F3H-2" in report.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 16 August 1957, p1
The Coastline Times 23 August 1957, p7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2019 15:47 | TB | Added |
| 05-Jun-2019 20:10 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jan-2022 17:26 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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