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| Date: | Sunday 4 December 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas F4D-1 Skyray |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 139066 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tachikawa AFB -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Atsugi NAS/VMWF-314 |
Crashed on routine training flight shortly after take-off. Capt Joseph Franklin Taylor (30).
Sources:
http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F4D-1.html (5 DEC 60)
Tustin News 15 December 1960, p6 (4 DEC 60)
Capt Joseph Franklin Taylor (4 DEC 60)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2021 16:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Apr-2022 14:00 | TB | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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