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| Date: | Thursday 17 April 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 123277 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | MCAS Cherry Point, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point, NC/VMF-122 |
Crashed and burned. Pilot 2°Lt Marion Eliot "Bob" Coward (22). Reached only 20 ft before nosed down at the end of the runway.
Sources:
The Times-News 18 April 1952, p5
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2022 12:19 | TB | Added |
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