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| Date: | Monday 9 July 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas F4D-1 Skyray |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 134775 |
| MSN: | 10369 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 10 mi off Virginia Beach, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Oceana, VA/VF-56 |
Crashed into the sea after Lt (jg) A.E. Anderson parachuted to safety and rescued by helicopter minutes later.
Sources:
http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F4D-1.html
Santa Cruz Sentinel 10 July 1956, pA17
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2021 16:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Aug-2022 08:37 | TB | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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