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Sidney Maurice Sanders
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Rank
Airman, U.S. Navy
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Date of Death
September 16, 1951
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Airman Apprentice Sanders was a member of the crew of the aircraft carrier USS ESSEX (CV-9). On September 16, 1951, a damaged F2H Banshee fighter tried to land on the carrier. The tail hook did not engage and the aircraft bounced over the barriers, struck other aircraft and burst into flames. The pilot and six crew members were killed. |
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