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| Date: | Thursday 15 October 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 123237 |
| MSN: | 93 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off USS F.D. Roosevelt -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Franklin D. Roosevelt/VF-101 |
Lost control during take-off from carrier and ditched. Joseph W. Wachter.
Sources:
AAIR (TOAD)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2021 16:27 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Aug-2022 16:14 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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