Accident Grumman F9F-5 Panther 125582, Thursday 19 November 1953
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Date:Thursday 19 November 1953
Time:
Type:Grumman F9F-5 Panther
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 125582
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:30 mi S of Toulon -   Mediterranean Sea
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Bennington/VF-72
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed. Ens. Lowel I. Whitaker.

Sources:

AAIR

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-May-2021 17:22 ASN archive Added
16-Sep-2022 17:44 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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