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| Date: | Friday 18 September 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell F2H Banshee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Genesco, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Oceana, VA |
Navy pilot J.A. Meder abandoned his jet in a thunderstorm and ejected, but parachute did not fully open. He found injured in a field next day.
Sources:
Evening Star 20 September 1953, pC10
not in AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2022 21:17 | TB | Added |
| 20-Aug-2022 17:51 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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