F2Y Sea Dart 2.jpg
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Summary
| Description | A U.S. Navy Convair built XF2Y-1 Sea Dart (BuNo 135762) during a landing. On 4 November 1954, 135762 disintegrated in mid-air over San Diego Bay, California (USA), during a demonstration for Navy officials and the press, killing Convair test pilot Charles E. Richbourg when he inadvertently exceeded the airframe limitations. |
| Date | circa 1954 |
| Source | U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7213.010 |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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| current | 07:30, 28 September 2013 | | 1,779 × 1,334 (1.35 MB) | wikimediacommons>Cobatfor | NMNA photo |
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