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| Date: | Wednesday 18 July 1956 |
| Time: | 15:44 |
| Type: |  Douglas AD-6 Skyraider |
| Owner/operator: | VA-85 US Navy |
| Registration: | 139673 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stromboli island -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Intrepid CVA-11 |
One of the pilots, Lieutenant William Patton Holmes, was Killed in a mid-air collision with another aircraft, during a night dive bombing practice over the island of Stromboli while flying off USS Intrepid (CVA-11) as a member of Attack Squadron 85 (VA-85). One crashed into the sea, other onto the island, caused a bushfire.
Sources:
web research, following a local survey of the crash site discovering the wreckage of the 4 blades propeller of the Douglas AD-6/A1-1H Skyraider
Neckar-Bote 20 July 1956, p2.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2024 13:30 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Apr-2025 13:45 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-May-2025 10:41 | J155 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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