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| Date: | Friday 1 August 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell F3H-2M Demon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 137073 |
| MSN: | 252 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Lexington -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Pilot ejected and plane crashed into the sea about 400 miles northeast of Guam after a flame-out on take-off from the USS Lexington.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F3H.html .
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2021 16:27 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Dec-2021 12:14 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
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