Accident Douglas AD-6 Skyraider 135394, Monday 30 May 1955
ASN logo
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. You can contribute by submitting additional or updated information.

Date:Monday 30 May 1955
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas AD-6 Skyraider
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 135394
MSN: 10038
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:NAS Guantanamo Bay -   Cuba
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Guantanamo Bay/VA-105
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed while practice carrier landings. Jack George Neal Taylor (24).

Sources:

AAIR (KCR)
Jack Taylor (American swimmer)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Oct-2022 12:44 TB Added

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2025 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org