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| Date: | Saturday 6 March 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 126472 |
| MSN: | 3/182 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near USS Essex -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USS Essex/VF-23 |
Crashed into the South China Sea on approach to carrier. Gordon H. Farmer.
Sources:
AAIR (KSSP)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2022 19:03 | TB | Added |
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