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| Date: | Friday 24 August 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas AD-4L Skyraider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 123987 |
| MSN: | 7293 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Pacific -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Essex/VF-54 |
Operated out of USS Essex (CV-9) aircraft carrier. Lost power on take-off, ditched ahead of carrier. Ens. Gordon Edward Strickland.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
AAIR (TODCTMF)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 18:16 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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