Accident Douglas AD-3 Skyraider ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225916
 
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Date:Friday 20 December 1957
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic A1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas AD-3 Skyraider
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:W of Van Wert, OH -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Grosse Isle Field, MI
Destination airport:Memphis, TN
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Marine single-seat piston engined training plane crashed. Lt W.J. Wojciechowski.

Sources:

Youngstown Vindicator 21 December 1957, p2
Santa Cruz Sentinel 22 December 1957, p19

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jun-2019 19:50 TB Added
22-Aug-2022 08:27 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]

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