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| Date: | Sunday 26 August 1951 |
| Time: | 05:15 |
| Type: |  Douglas AD-4Q Skyraider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 124051 |
| MSN: | 7357 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off North Korea -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Essex/VF-54 |
Operated out of USS Essex (CV-9) aircraft carrier. Burst into flames and crashed five minutes after takeoff. Pilot Lt (jg) Loren Dickerson Smith. Aviation Electronics Technician Airman, ATAN Philip Kendall Balch. LAT: 38-31N; LONG: 129-30E
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
AAIR (KCR)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 17:21 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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