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| Date: | Thursday 2 August 1956 |
| Time: | 15:35 |
| Type: | McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bishop, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Alameda, CA/VF-64 |
Crashed at the 12,000ft Mt Pinchot in the High Sierras. Pilot Lt (jg) Tulane P. Phillips (24).
Sources:
Madera Tribune 3 August 1956, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2022 13:39 | TB | Added |
| 02-Jan-2022 14:36 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, ] |
| 02-Jan-2022 19:01 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 28-Aug-2022 08:55 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
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