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| Date: | Monday 16 November 1953 |
| Time: | c. 14:10 |
| Type: | McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 127505 |
| MSN: | 359 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Palo Alto, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Moffett Field, CA/VC-3 (ca 14:00) |
| NAS Fallon, NV |
Lt Cmdr Clyde Jameson Lee bailed out in vicinity of Palo Alto, CA due weather. He found injured. Two Banshee on way to a gunnery exercise at Fallon, NV.
Sources:
AAIR (BOW)
Santa Cruz Sentinel 17 November 1953, p10/18 November 1953, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2022 16:06 | TB | Added |
| 31-Aug-2022 18:10 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Aug-2022 18:25 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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