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| Date: | Thursday 26 October 1961 |
| Time: | c 13:10 |
| Type: |  Douglas A4D-2N Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) VA-43 AD-301 |
| Registration: | 147729 |
| MSN: | 21493 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Stumpy Point, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Oceana, VA/AS 43 |
Crashed into the Pamlico Sound during bombing training mission. Wreckage and the body of Cmdr John Franklin Stose (41) located near target next morning.
Sources:
The Coastland Times 3 November 1961, p1
Forgotten Jets A4D-2 page http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/a4d2n-147669-147849.html
Skyhawk Association, VA-43 page https://skyhawk.org/index.php/article-unit/va43
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2022 20:11 | TB | Added |
| 21-Feb-2022 20:20 | TB | Updated [Date, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jun-2022 20:15 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 12-Aug-2024 18:03 | Ty | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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