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| Date: | Friday 7 August 1953 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Lockheed TV-2 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 126626 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Irvine, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS El Toro, CA/VMT-10 |
Crashed into an orange grove after power failure after take-off. Instructor Maj Robert L. Stigall (32) and student (31). Pilot attempted to make a wide swing and return to the field, but went into a dive.
Sources:
Tustin News 14 August 1953, p1
AAIR (KTOEF)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2021 16:51 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Feb-2022 22:05 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Sep-2022 09:35 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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