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| Date: | Thursday 11 January 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas AD-4 Skyraider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 123866 |
| MSN: | 7172 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off USS Franklin D. Roosevelt -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Franklin D. Roosevelt/VA-25 |
Crashed into the water of the North Pacific on take-off. Body of Ens. Joe E. Richardson (23) not recovered.
Sources:
AAIR (KTOA)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2022 07:36 | TB | Added |
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