Accident McDonnell F3H-2 Demon 143463, Saturday 22 March 1958
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Date:Saturday 22 March 1958
Time:21:30
Type:McDonnell F3H-2 Demon
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 143463
MSN: 341
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Morehead City, NC -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Forestal/VF-82
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Missing when contact lost about 09:30 Saturday night.

Sources:

http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F3H.html
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html
The Coastline Times 18 March 1958, p4
Deck Log, March 1958, USS Forrestal

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-May-2021 16:27 ASN archive Added
08-Jan-2022 10:54 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
24-Feb-2025 19:26 Anon. Updated [Location, Source, ]

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