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| Date: | Friday 27 April 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 127067 |
| MSN: | 8125 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Mojave, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAAS Mojave, CA |
| MCAAS Mojave, CA |
Crashed after collided with F3D-2 125832 during return flight from a training mission. Both crew were killed. One jet suffered a nose wheel failure and the second flew beneath the first to check the problem when both locked together.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F3D.html
Santa Cruz Sentienel 27 April 1956, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2021 16:27 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Apr-2022 14:47 | TB | Updated [Date, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Apr-2022 14:50 | TB | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 16-Aug-2022 13:59 | TB | Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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