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| Date: | Tuesday 19 April 1955 |
| Time: | 13:53 |
| Type: | McDonnell YF3H-1N Demon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 133499 |
| MSN: | 11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Patuxent River, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | NAS Patuxent River, MD/NASTD |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Navy jet fighter crashed had been airborn for 45 min on test flight. Test pilot Cmdr Kenneth D. Smith (38). Navy Service Test Division.
Sources:
Evening Star 20 April 1955, pB15
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2022 18:31 | TB | Added |
| 07-Jan-2022 18:33 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2022 12:04 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
| 20-Aug-2022 20:14 | TB | Updated [Cn, ] |
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