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| Date: | Tuesday 27 July 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-5 Panther |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 125284 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Hornet -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Hornet/VF-93 |
| USS Hornet/VF-93 |
Landed on the flight deck on return from a mission but suddenly veered to the port side and plunged into the sea. The aircraft sank almost immediately. Lt (jg) Thomas Moir Gardiner III (25) lost. The carrier was on his Around-the-World Cruise off Hainan Island in the South China Sea at the time.
Sources:
AAIR (KTOA)
USS Hornet World Cruise 1954
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2021 17:22 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Sep-2022 19:17 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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