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| Date: | Monday 29 March 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas AD-4 Skyraider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 129007 |
| MSN: | 8325 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Cecil Field, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Oceana, VA/VA-85 |
| NAS Cecil Field, FL |
Lt (jg) John Jay Entstrasser, Jr (26) reported crashed while practicing an "idiot loop" loft bombing maneuver at the end of a several hour low level navigation training flight.
Sources:
AAIR (KSSP, VA-15 NAS Cecil Field)
Find a Grave (VA-85 NAS Oceana, VA)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2022 19:11 | TB | Added |
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