U.S. Navy Accident Reports - July 1952
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Crash Date YYMMDD | Aircraft Type | Bureau# | Squadron | Unit | Base | Action Code | Damage Code | Pilot | Country | State | Location |
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520721 | AF-2S | 124832 | VS-22 | _ | USS Mindoro | BACR | D | Outten, William, Ewell | _ | _ | USS Mindoro |
520721 | F2H-2B | 125660 | VC-4 | _ | NAS Atlantic City, NJ | TAC | D | Crockett, Charles, B | USA | MO | NAS St. Louis, MO |
520721 | HTL-4 | 128894 | Operations | _ | NAAS Corry Field, FL | TRS | D | Granger, Russell, P | USA | FL | NAAS Corry Field, FL |
520721 | F2H-2 | 124955 | VF-172 | _ | NAS Jacksonville, FL | PE | C | Bellinger, Richard, Mason | USA | FL | NAS Jacksonville, FL |
520722 | AD-2 | 122251 | VC-33 | _ | NAS Atlantic City, NJ | NU | D | D'Epangnier, William, Sylvester | USA | NJ | Millville airport, NJ |
520722 | F4U-4 | 97291 | VF-874 | _ | NAAS El Centro, CA | TOAGC | D | Killkullens, Paul | USA | CA | NAAS El Centro, CA |
520722 | F4U-4 | 81244 | VF-173 | _ | USS F.D.Roosevelt | BACR | D | Jones, Isaac, Franklin | _ | _ | USS F.D.Roosevelt |
520722 | PBM-5S | 84645 | VP-47 | _ | NAS Alameda, CA | LACGC | D | Amos, James, W | USA | CA | NAS Alameda, CA |
520722 | AD-4NL | 124759 | VC-33 | _ | _ | DECR | D | Wilson, Donald Ralph | _ | _ | USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31 |
520722 | F9F-2 | 127117 | VF-72 | _ | _ | DTCoG | A | Buhrer, Gordon, C | _ | _ | Ditched 1 mi from USS Bon Homme Richard |
520722 | JRB-4 | 90532 | SAES-2 | _ | MCAS Cherry Point, NC | LACMF | B | Ritter, Leland, C | USA | NC | MCAS Cherry Point, NC |
520722 | SNB-5 | 51249 | VF-33 | _ | NAAS Sanford, FL | FLEF | C | Jablonski, Felix, J | USA | FL | 3/8 mi W of NAAS Sanford, FL |
520722 | TBM-3E | 86146 | VS-892 | _ | NAS San Diego, CA | SSP | A | Galyean, Loyd, F | USA | CA | NAS San Diego, CA |
520722 | F2H-2 | 123334 | VF-31 | CVB-41 | USS Midway | LACMF | C | Williams, Stanwix, M | _ | _ | USS Midway |
520722 | AD-1 | 09257 | VF-54 | _ | NAS Miramar, CA | MAC | C | Searfus, William, Henry | USA | CA | 10 mi NE from NAS Miramar, CA |
520722 | F6F-5 | 93892 | CQTU-4 | _ | NAAS Barin Field, AL | LAC | B | Kelt, William, N | USA | AL | Bronson Field, AL |
520722 | AF-2S | 126788 | VS-22 | _ | USS Mindoro | BACR | C | Outten, William, Ewell | _ | _ | USS Mindoro |
520722 | SNJ-5 | 52012 | IBTU(F) | _ | NAS Pensacola, FL | HL | B | Bowman, Robert, C | USA | FL | NAS Pensacola, FL |
520722 | F4U-4 | 80971 | MAMS-13 | MAG-13 | MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI | PE | C | Williams, Frank, L | USA | HI | MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI |
520722 | F3D-2 | 124643 | VC-4 | _ | NAS Atlantic City, NJ | TOAEF | A | Wegener, Glenn, L | USA | NJ | NAS Atlantic, City, NJ |
520722 | F9F-2 | 127185 | VF-721 | _ | NAS San Diego, CA | HL | B | Hinckley, Ralph, E | PAC | _ | USS Kearsarge |
520722 | FG-1D | 92559 | VF-94 | _ | NAS Alameda, CA | LACGC | D | Feldmeyer, Warren, C | USA | CA | ALF Santa Rosa, CA |
520722 | F4U-4 | 81920 | VF-41 | _ | NAS Oceana, VA | BOEF | A | Murray, Richard, E | USA | VA | Back Bay, VA |
520722 | F9F-5 | 125302 | VF-73 | _ | NAS Quonset Point, RI | KHW | A | Kane, Michael, Joseph | ATL | _ | 5 mi 160 from NAS Quonset Point, RI |
520722 | F9F-5 | 125291 | VF-73 | _ | NAS Quonset Point, RI | KHW | A | Dooling, John, Gregory | ATL | _ | 5 mi 160 from NAS Quonset Point, RI |
520722 | AD-1 | 09316 | VF-54 | _ | NAS Miramar, CA | MAC | E | Rochford, John, Morris | USA | CA | 10 mi NE from NAS Miramar, CA |
520723 | AD-4 | 128946 | VA-45 | CVB-43 | USS Coral Sea | DTCEF | A | Speiser, Jack, Edward | MED | _ | _ |
520723 | SNJ-4 | 27188 | BTU-1N | _ | NAAS Whiting Field, FL | SF | D | Everhart, Willard, R | USA | FL | 1/2 mi S of Whiting Field, FL |
520723 | AF-2W | 126749 | VS-801 | CVE-122 | USS Palau | BACR | C | Prucha, James, Theo | _ | _ | USS Palau |
520723 | F6F-5 | 80176 | CQTU-4 | _ | NAAS Barin Field, AL | DTCEF | A | Waller, Alexander, E | GOM | FL | 10 mi S of Siguenza Cove, FL |
520723 | AD-3 | 122816 | VA-923 | _ | NAS Miramar, CA | BOEF | A | Smith, Leon, Wayne | USA | CA | 18 mi NNW of El Centro, CA |
520724 | HO3S-1 | 122716 | NAAS Kingsville | _ | NAAS Kingsville, TX | CLEF | D | Babbitt, A, K | USA | TX | 1 mi SSE of Kingsville, TX |
520724 | OE-1 | 133804 | VMO-1 | _ | MCAF New River, NC | CRLSS | A | Stamford, Edward, P | USA | NC | MCAF New River, NC |
520724 | F8F-2 | 122701 | VMFT-20 | _ | MCAS Cherry Point, NC | NU | D | Applefeller, Joseph, E | USA | NC | MCAS Cherry Point, NC |
520724 | AD-4N | 125721 | VC-35 | _ | NAS San Diego, CA | PE | C | Hensley, Robert, R | USA | CA | NAS San Diego, CA |
520724 | F8F-1 | 95206 | ATU-2 | _ | NAAS Kingsville, TX | TAC | D | Reynolds, Burrell, Culver | USA | TX | NAAS Kingsville, TX |
520724 | F8F-1 | 95321 | ATU-2 | _ | NAAS Kingsville, TX | TAC | D | St. Claire, Robert Lee | USA | TX | NAAS Kingsville, TX |
520724 | F8F-1 | 95147 | ATU-2 | _ | NAAS Kingsville, TX | LACGC | C | Connelly, James, Anthony | USA | TX | NAAS Kingsville, TX |
520724 | HRS-2 | 129023 | HMX-1 | _ | MCAS Quantico, VA | CTRS | B | Langley, William, G | USA | VA | MCAS Quantico |
520725 | F9F-5 | 126097 | VR-31 | _ | NAS Norfolk, VA | SF | D | Smith, Augustine, J | USA | NM | 25 mi W of Columbus, NM |
520725 | F6F-5 | 79712 | MCAS Miami | MAG-32 | MCAS Miami, FL | KCR | A | Otto, Richard, E | USA | FL | 12 mi S of Florida City, FL |
520725 | F8F-2 | 121712 | VF-681 | _ | NAS Birmingham, AL | LACLL | A | Slaughter, Joe, W | USA | AL | Birmingham Municipal Airport, AL |
520725 | SNB-5 | 51032 | USS Cabot | CVL-28 | USS Cabot | TAC | C | Macholl, Edward, A | USA | FL | NAAS Corry Field, FL |
520725 | SNJ-6 | 112269 | BTU-2 | _ | NAAS Corry Field, FL | TAC | C | (PARKED AIRCRAFT) | USA | FL | NAAS Corry Field, FL |
520725 | F9F-5 | 125545 | VF-783 | _ | NAS Miramar, CA | SSP | A | Littlepage, Hamilton, Sterling | USA | CO | 2050 ft S of Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO |
520725 | F2H-2 | 123251 | Fleet Aircraft Sevice Sqd | _ | NAS Norfolk, VA | TOAEF | C | Pilgrim, Samuel, W | USA | VA | 3 mi N of NAS Norfolk, VA |
520726 | F2H-2P | 125073 | VC-62 | _ | NAS Cecil Field, FL | LACMF | C | Turley, Miles, D.J | USA | FL | NAS Cecil Field, FL |
520726 | AF-2N | 126830 | VS-931 | _ | USS Sicily | _ | A | Werner, George, E | _ | _ | off USS Sicily |
520726 | F4U-5N | 123178 | VMF(N)-114 | MAG-24 | MCAS Cherry Point, NC | CLEF | A | Dimsdale, George, A | USA | NC | 2 mi NE of ALF Edenton, NC |
520727 | SNJ-5 | 91072 | NAS New York | _ | NAS New York, NY | FLoG | B | Forward, Richard, Graham | USA | SC | 10 mi SW Spartanburg radio, SC |
520727 | FH-1 | 111782 | VF-703 | _ | NAS Dallas, TX | LACMF | D | Glazner, Harry, Hunt | USA | TX | NAS Dallas, TX |
520728 | F9F-5 | 125966 | VMF-224 | _ | ALF Edenton, NC | GC | B | (parked aircraft) | USA | NC | ALF Edenton, NC |
520728 | AD-1 | 09315 | CQTU-4 | _ | NAAS Barin Field, AL | BACR | D | Anderson, James, H | _ | _ | USS Cabot |
520728 | F6F-5 | 94247 | ATU-1 | _ | NAAS Cabaniss Field, TX | SF | C | Noth, Charles, J | USA | TX | 50 mi SW of NAAS Cabaniss Field, TX |
520728 | F9F-2 | 123610 | VF-53 | _ | NAS Miramar, CA | TOA | D | Gustafson, Carl, LeRoy, Earl | USA | CA | NAS Miramar, CA |
520728 | F8F-2 | 122623 | VMFT-10 | _ | MCAS El Toro, CA | BOEF | A | Remington, Edgar, F | USA | IL | 5 mi SW of Marshall, IL |
520728 | F6F-5 | 79646 | NAS Squantum | _ | NAS Squantum, MA | BACR | C | Kernan, Richard, William | _ | _ | USS Kula Gulf |
520728 | F4U-5N | 121845 | VMFT-20 | _ | MCAS Cherry Point, NC | CRLEF | A | Karl, Andrew, J | USA | NC | 1/2 mi NE Beaufort-Morehead Municpal Airport |
520728 | F9F-5 | 126043 | VMF-224 | _ | ALF Edenton, NC | GC | B | (parked aircraft) | USA | NC | ALF Edenton, NC |
520728 | F9F-5 | 125264 | VMF-224 | _ | ALF Edenton, NC | GC | B | (parked aircraft) | USA | NC | ALF Edenton, NC |
520728 | F9F-5 | 125993 | VMF-224 | _ | ALF Edenton, NC | GC | B | Patrick, Harold, J | USA | NC | ALF Edenton, NC |
520728 | SNJ-5C | 51899 | CQTU-4 | _ | NAAS Barin Field, AL | HL | C | Mason, Cecil, R | GOM | _ | USS Cabot |
520728 | F4U-4 | 96807 | VF-994 | _ | NAS San Diego, CA | GC | B | (parked aircraft) | USA | CA | NAS San Diego, CA |
520728 | F4U-4 | 97312 | VF-884 | _ | NAS San Diego, CA | GC | B | (parked aircraft) | USA | CA | NAS San Diego, CA |
520728 | F9F-5 | 125551 | VF-791 | _ | NAS San Diego, CA | GC | D | Dobbins, William, E | USA | CA | NAS San Diego, CA |
520728 | F9F-5 | 125263 | VMF-224 | _ | ALF Edenton, NC | GC | B | (parked aircraft) | USA | NC | ALF Edenton, NC |
520729 | AF-2S | 126731 | VS-22 | _ | USS Mindoro | BACR | D | Spann, Willie, Lee | _ | _ | USS Mindoro |
520729 | HRS-1 | 127821 | HMR-162 | _ | MCAF Santa Ana | CLRRPM | D | Derwallis, Jerome, Robert | USA | CA | Camp Pendleton, CA |
520729 | HO4S-1 | 125513 | HMX-1 | _ | MCAS Quantico, VA | BSL | B | Carter, Leslie, G | USA | VA | 2 mi W of MCAS Quantico, VA |
520729 | SNJ-5C | 51894 | CQTU-4 | _ | NAAS Barin Field, AL | LACLS | C | Mullins, Charles, D | _ | _ | USS Cabot |
520729 | F2H-2 | 125676 | VF-172 | CVB-42 | USS F.D Roosevelt | BACR | B | Antley, Ralph, David | CAR | _ | USS F.D Roosevelt |
520729 | JRB-5 | 67122 | Service Test Division | _ | NAS Patuxent River, MD | LACMF | C | Norman, Stanley, F | USA | RI | NAS Quonset Point, RI |
520730 | F6F-5 | 72716 | NAS Oakland | _ | NAS Oakland, CA | DTCEF | A | Laubach, Luther, Walter, Simon | USA | CA | 1 1/2 mi S of Oakland airport, SF Bay |
520730 | F4U-4B | 62921 | VMA-312 | _ | _ | LAC | B | Haskell, Gordon, E | _ | _ | USS Bataan |
520730 | AF-2S | 124826 | VS-22 | CVE-120 | USS Mindoro | BACR | C | Williams, Joseph, Lawrence | _ | _ | USS Mindoro |
520730 | F6F-5 | 79100 | ATU-1 | _ | NAAS Cabaniss Field, TX | FLEF | D | Bailey, Gary, B | USA | TX | 2 mi SE of NAAS Chase Field, TX |
520730 | F4U-4 | 81051 | VF-174 | _ | USS F.D Roosevelt | LACMF | C | Schaub, Robert, L | CUB | _ | McCalla Field, NAS Gtmo Bay, Cuba |
520730 | F4U-4 | 82041 | VF-33 | _ | NAAS Sanford, FL | LACF | A | Smith, Robert, J, O | USA | FL | NAAS Sanford, FL |
520730 | TBM-3U | 69522 | VU-4 | _ | NAAS Chincoteague, VA | DTCEF | A | Scholl, Kenneth, C | ATL | _ | 30 mi E of Nags Head, NC |
520730 | F4U-5NL | 124672 | VC-4 | _ | NAS Atlantic City, NJ | HL | D | Carlson, Kenneth, G | USA | NJ | NAS Atlantic city, NJ |
520730 | SNB-5 | 39276 | USS Point Cruz | CVE-119 | USS Point Cruz | CRLEF | A | Sugden, John, Walker | USA | WA | 1 mi N of Kitsap County airport, WA |
520731 | AF-2N | 124843 | VS-931 | _ | _ | TOA | A | Shortall, William, K | PAC | _ | _ |
520731 | AD-4 | 129009 | _ | _ | _ | BACR | C | Chamberlain, Raymond Edwin | _ | _ | USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31 |
520731 | N3N-3 | 3053 | NAF Annapolis | _ | NAF Annapolis, MD | TOA | C | Dankworth, Theodore, P | USA | MD | Landing area 2, NAF Annapolis, MD |
520731 | SNB-5 | 39948 | NAS Memphis | _ | NAS Memphis, TN | TOAMF | C | Poag, Samuel, J | USA | TN | NAS Memphis, TN |
520731 | PBM-5S2 | _ | VP-731 | _ | _ | KEA | D | Bartlett, Ernest, E | KOR | _ | off W Korea |
520731 | F4U-5N | 122016 | VC-3 | _ | NAS Moffett Field, CA | BACR | C | Kramer, Robert, E | _ | _ | USS Rendova |
520731 | F4U-4 | 81367 | VMF-214 | _ | MCAS El Toro, CA | FLEF | C | Laseter, James, W | USA | OR | 4 mi NE of McNary Field, Salem, OR |
520731 | SNJ-5 | 43727 | BTU-3 | _ | NAAS Saufley Field, FL | KMAC | A | Lawrence, Richard, H | USA | FL | 28 mi 268 from NAAS Saufley Field, FL |
520731 | SNJ-5 | 43808 | BTU-3 | _ | NAAS Saufley Field, FL | MAC | C | Robinson, Edward, M | USA | FL | 28 mi 268 from NAAS Saufley Field, FL |
520731 | SNJ-5 | 43995 | ATU-2 | _ | NAAS Kingsville, TX | FLEF | C | Humphrey, John, Coleman | USA | TX | 22 mi 173 from NAAS Kingsville, TX |
520731 | F9F-2 | 127091 | VF-71 | _ | _ | TOA | A | McBride, Bryant L. | KOR | _ | At Sea 31 10 N 129 30 E |
520731 | AF-2W | 126835 | VS-22 | _ | USS Mindoro | BACR | C | Spann, Willis, Lee | _ | _ | USS Mindoro |