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| Date: | Thursday 23 July 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-5 Panther |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 125257 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off USS Wasp -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Wasp/VF-43 |
Crashed into the Carribean Sea 300yards from USS Wasp after take-off, 45 miles from NAS Guantanamo Bay. Lt William Reynolds Austin (31).
Sources:
AAIR (KTOA)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2021 17:22 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Sep-2022 13:10 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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