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| Date: | Monday 19 August 1957 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Douglas A3D-1 Skywarrior |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 135441 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Franklin D. Roosevelt -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HAS 3 |
Crashed during nighttime flight off the coast of Algeria, Southern Mediterranean Sea. Navigator Lt (jg) John Quinn (23), USNR missing presumed dead. Tyre burst on landing on carrier and aircraft plunged into the sea. Two of four rescued.
Sources:
http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/A3D.html
The Evening Star 29 AUG 1957, pB12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2021 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Feb-2022 15:21 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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