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| Date: | Tuesday 16 June 1953 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 125681 |
| MSN: | 315 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Los Angeles County, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | El Paso, TX |
| MCAS El Toro, CA |
"Single-seat Navy plane" went missing while climbed above haze avaiting landing instructions. Contact lost: 01:15.
Note: F2H-2P 125681 noted as "lost control and crashed" 16 JUN 1953 while with VX-3
Sources:
Daily News (Los Angeles) 16 June 1953, p25
Forgotten Jets
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2022 13:55 | TB | Added |
| 31-Aug-2022 12:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
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