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| Date: | Thursday 10 May 1956 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: | McDonnell F2H Banshee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | N of Watsonville Airport, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | carrier |
| NAS Moffett Field, CA |
Crash-landed out of fuel. Skidded across a field, ripped through a barbed wire fence, sheared off a utility pole and came to rest on Buena Vista road. Pilot Lt (jg) Donald E. Isaacson (25) ecaped unhurt.
Sources:
Santa Cruz Sentinel 10 May 1956 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jan-2022 17:53 | TB | Added |
| 01-Jan-2022 18:01 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Aug-2022 09:09 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, ] |
| 28-Aug-2022 16:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, ] |
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