Keywords: F2H-3 Banshee crash VF-23 on USS Essex (CVA-9) c1954.jpg Crash of a U S Navy McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee from Fighter Squadron VF-23 Flashers aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex CVA-9 after a hard landing Note the front wheel flying through the air and the buckling undercarriage VF-23 was assigned to Air Task Group 2 ATG-2 aboard the Essex for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 1 December 1953 to 12 July 1954 U S Navy photo http //www navysite de/cruisebooks/cv9-53/110 htm from the http //www navysite de/cruisebooks/cv9-53/index_005 htm USS Essex CVA-9 1953-54 cruise book available at http //navysite de/cruisebooks/index html Navysite de ca 1954 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee Strike Fighter Squadron 151 United States Navy Aboard USS Essex CV-9 Aircraft accidents aboard aircraft carriers |