Richard Arnicar Being Transported Following His Plane Accident While Aboard the USS Yorktown (CVA-10)

Photograph

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

Name/Title

Richard Arnicar Being Transported Following His Plane Accident While Aboard the USS Yorktown (CVA-10)

Description

This photograph shows Lieutenant Richard "Dick" Arnicar crossing over to a ship from the USS Yorktown (CVA-10) in a special stretcher.

Context

Richard Arnicar trained as a pilot and served in the U.S. Navy Reserve during WWII. He was called back to serve during the Korean Conflict in 1953 and served on the USS Yorktown (CVA-10). During a practice flight, the AD-4N Skyraider he was piloting lost power before it could lift off and plunged overboard into the North China Sea. Arnicar was seriously injured in the accident and was transferred off the Yorktown. Arnicar received a medical discharge from the Navy. Arnold McKechnie was Captain of the USS Yorktown (CVA-10) from August 3, 1953 to August 5, 1954.

Collection

Arnold W. McKechnie Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2010.00010

Source or Donor

Arnold W. McKechnie, Jr.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

Sep 26, 1953

Update Date

November 26, 2024