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| Date: | Friday 27 November 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed TV-2 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 128668 |
| MSN: | 580-5585 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hopersville, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Patuxent River, MD/Service Test |
Crash-landed in wooded area due to engine failure. Lt Cmdr Kenneth Darwin Smith escaped injuries.
Sources:
Evening Star 28 NOV 1953, pA3
AAIR (CRLEF)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2021 16:51 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jan-2022 21:34 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Sep-2022 09:57 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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