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| Date: | Wednesday 4 March 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 124646 |
| MSN: | 7516 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Norfolk, VA -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Franklin D. Roosevelt/VC-4 |
Crashed into the sea after a cold cat shot. Pilot was rescued.
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2021 16:27 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Aug-2022 09:09 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Oct-2023 10:03 | wdallen49 | Updated |
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