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| Date: | Tuesday 17 January 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas F4D-1 Skyray |
| Owner/operator: | Douglas Aircraft |
| Registration: | 134810 ? |
| MSN: | 10404 ? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near NAS Los Alamitos, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | BAR El Secundo, CA ? |
| NAS Los Alamitos, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed. Douglas Aircraft civil test pilot Charles H. Kesler (35).
Note: 134810 w/o BAR R&D El Secundo, CA , 7 JUL 56 -> date error ?
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 19 JAN 1956, p18
Forgotten Jets (7 JUL 56)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jan-2022 18:42 | TB | Added |
| 21-Aug-2022 10:48 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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