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| Date: | Wednesday 29 May 1957 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Santa Catalina Island, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS El Torro, Santa Ana, CA |
Disappeared on night flight. 2°Lt Phillip Stoelzel (23) rescued from life raft after 14 hours. M/Sgt Gordon R. McFeely (42) was not found.
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 31 May 1957, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2022 20:22 | TB | Added |
| 06-Apr-2022 14:51 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 06-Apr-2022 14:53 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 16-Aug-2022 13:52 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jul-2023 00:12 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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