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| Date: | Saturday 27 February 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 125053 |
| MSN: | 3/376 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chicago area, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Cecil Field, FL/VF-12 |
| Chicago O’Hare Airport, IL |
Missing while on approach in a severe snowstorm. Ronald Jerome Pingle.
Sources:
AAIR
https://books.google.nl/books?id=myAhAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA17&dq=chicago+navy+plane&article_id=1936,4894092&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi18KSakr-QAxUHgv0HHfcRBnsQ6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q=chicago%20navy%20plane&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2022 17:45 | TB | Added |
| 25-Oct-2025 14:51 | Cobar | Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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