Accident Douglas AD-1 Skyraider 09120, Friday 21 December 1951
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Date:Friday 21 December 1951
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas AD-1 Skyraider
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 09120
MSN: 1948
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:25 miles south of ALF Fallon, Nevada -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:ALF Fallon, NV/VA-65
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Wing failed during glide bomb run. Ens. Edward J. Richter.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html
AAIR (KCR)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Nov-2010 11:55 ASN archive Added
02-Apr-2013 14:32 Uli Elch Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, ]
08-Oct-2022 15:37 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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