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| Date: | Monday 4 May 1959 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  North American T-2A Buckeye |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 15 mi NE of Cambridge, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Patuxent River, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
| NAS Patuxent River, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
The North American T-2J crashed in a wooded area and burst into flames on a test flight after pilot Lt Paul Gillerist (30) bailed out and was seriously injured. A woman on ground struck by debris and was seriously injured.
Sources:
Evening Star 5 May 1959, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2021 13:12 | TB | Added |
| 04-Feb-2022 13:25 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 04-Feb-2022 14:35 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 27-Dec-2023 19:54 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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