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| Date: | Tuesday 17 January 1956 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | McDonnell F2H Banshee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Santa Cruz, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Yorktown (22:03) |
| NAS Moffett Field, CA (22:19) |
Went missing during short flight from carrier 80 miles west of Santa Cruz. Pilot Lt (jg) David L. Roberts.
Sources:
Santa Cruz Sentinel 19 January 1956
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jan-2022 18:27 | TB | Added |
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