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| Date: | Wednesday 22 August 1956 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: | Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 129660 |
| MSN: | 144 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 mi off Oau, HI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)/VA-212 |
Skidded off the deck of the carrier into the water. Pilot* not recovered.
* USNR Lt (jg) Arthur G. Callahan, Jr (25-26), died 56 on USS Bon Homme Richards
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F7U.html
San Bernardino Sun 24 August 1956, p6
USS Bon Homme Richard Cruisebooks
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 11:07 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Jan-2022 13:46 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Mar-2022 11:31 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Apr-2022 12:52 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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