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| Date: | Sunday 8 June 1952 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Douglas AD-4NL Skyraider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 124744 |
| MSN: | 7554 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Princeton/VC-35 |
| USS Princeton |
Operated out of USS Princeton (CVA-37) aircraft carrier. Returning from combat weather recce mission, crashed at sea, wreckage, oil slick observed, cause unknown, extensive SAR effort (destroyer and helo). Lt Richard Eugene Craver (30) and his Combat Aircrewman, AT3 Adler F. Ruddell.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
AAIR (KCR, 127444)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 07:30 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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