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| Date: | Thursday 25 October 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 124959 |
| MSN: | 257 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Essex -
 North Korea
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Essex/VF-172 |
Operated out of USS Essex (CV-9) aircraft carrier. Catapult malfunctioned, unable to stop, went over port bow, aircraft struck by ship.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
AAIR (26 OCT 51)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 December 1953 | 127623 | United States Marine Corps (USMC) | 1 | 0,25 mi N of Halstead, KS |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2022 17:55 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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