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.
Collection
Arnold W. McKechnie Collection
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.
Accession #
2010.00010
Primary Image of Richard Arnicar Being Transported Following His Plane Accident While Aboard the USS Yorktown (CVA-10)