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| Date: | Monday 21 November 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell F2H Banshee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Ticonderoga -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USS Ticonteroga (CV-14)/6th Fleet | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fighter plane running wild and hit a group of eight personal during unprecise landing on aircraft carrier Ticonteroga and than fell into the sea. Pilot Ens. Otis C. Lightner rescued injured.
Sources:
Desert Sun 23 November 1955, p8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2013 20:11 | TB | Added |
| 11-Mar-2015 17:02 | TB | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jun-2019 19:59 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jan-2022 21:09 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 20-Aug-2022 07:49 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Country, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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