Incident Vought AU-1 Corsair ,
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Date:Wednesday 11 January 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CORS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought AU-1 Corsair
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:MCAS Opa Locka, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Single seater Corsair fighter plane crashed when tyre blow on landing. Ripped a fence, flipped over a railroad embankment and came to rest inverted. UNSR Lt (jg) Orin Edward Henry was seriously injured.

Sources:

Lakeland Ledger 12 January 1956, p2

Revision history:

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