ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167158
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| Date: | Monday 8 November 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | North American AJ-2 Savage |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 134040 |
| MSN: | 184-23 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Coral Sea -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into the sea after bad launch from carrier. Lt (jg) Garth Garreau (23). Bodies not recovered.
Sources:
The Evening Star 11 November 1954, pC2
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2014 17:33 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 21-Jun-2014 17:38 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2022 14:38 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2022 12:49 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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