ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225949
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 January 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas AD-6 Skyraider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 134582 |
| MSN: | 9812 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Mont Caroux, Béziers, Hérault 34 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Randolph/VA-42 |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Carrier plane lost in snowstorm. Wreckage found near Mont Caroux, 15 miles northwest of Beziers, a few days later. Around 40 miles west of Montpellier. Robert S. Hurst.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 10 January 1955, p13
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2019 20:35 | TB | Added |
| 11-Oct-2021 17:17 | Gerzam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2022 06:32 | Gerzam | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Phase] |
| 21-Mar-2022 06:33 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 01-Oct-2022 15:52 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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