Accident Douglas AD-5 Skyraider , Thursday 14 April 1960
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Date:Thursday 14 April 1960
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas AD-5 Skyraider
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:300 mi W of NAS North Island, CA -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS North Island, CA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Missing after crew bailed out from burning plane at 2,500ft. Search called off.

Sources:

Coronado Eagle and Journal 21 April 1960, p1

Revision history:

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30-Jul-2022 20:51 TB Added

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