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| Date: | Wednesday 19 August 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 124973 |
| MSN: | 274 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 60 mi SW of Naples -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Franklin D. Roosevelt/VF-12 |
Crashed at sea out of carrier. John Maynor Breen.
Sources:
AAIR (KSF)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2022 13:19 | TB | Added |
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