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| Date: | Wednesday 15 February 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 123350 |
| MSN: | 201 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS China Lake, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| NAS China Lake, CA/NOTS |
Crashed onto the runway during simulated emergency landing. Lt (jg) Charles Arthur Duffy (26).
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F2H.html
San Bernardino Sun 17 February 1956, p28
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2021 16:27 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Aug-2022 09:00 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Sep-2022 15:01 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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