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| Date: | Thursday 22 January 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-5 Panther |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 126655 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off USS Valley Forge -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Valley Forge/VF-51 |
Operated out of USS Valley Forge (CVA-45) aircraft carrier. Power failure just after takeoff, ditched. Charles Edward Mulligan.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
AAIR (DTCEF)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2021 08:30 | harro | Updated [Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 15-Sep-2022 08:28 | TB | Updated [Operator, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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