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| Date: | Wednesday 31 March 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 126427 |
| MSN: | 137 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Midway -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USS Midway/VF-31 | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Destroyed after ramming into parked aircraft after a bad landing on USS Midway. Pilot Lt William Henry Paulsen (29) was killed. Wreck pushed overboard.
Note: two pilots were killed, three Banshee destroyed and four Panther and one Banshee damaged.
Sources:
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2021 16:27 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2022 09:18 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Sep-2022 14:12 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Sep-2022 15:33 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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