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| Date: | Wednesday 6 January 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-6 Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 131000 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Midway -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USS Midway/VF-33 |
Crashed onto the deck while attempting to land on USS Midway, plane slid off into the sea. USN Lt Alfred Dwight Foster (24).
Sources:
AAIR (KDECROS)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2021 19:26 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Sep-2022 18:19 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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