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| Date: | Tuesday 18 January 1955 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Douglas AD-4L Skyraider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 123963 |
| MSN: | 7269 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Vandemere, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point, NC/VMAT-10 |
Crashed while on a practice bombing mission in the Pamlico Sound. The body of Marine Lt Charles Bryan Manning (22) and the wreckage of the aircraft were found on 20 January 1955 by a Marine Corps helicopter in shallow water in the Bay River near the town of Vandemere, North Carolina
Sources:
The Dispatch 20 January 1955, p7
AAIR (KHW)
Asheville (NC) Times 21 January 1955, p. 13
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2022 17:29 | TB | Added |
| 26-Feb-2025 06:10 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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