Accident Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat WF9,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172950
 
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Date:Wednesday 2 March 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HCAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat
Owner/operator:US Marine Corps
Registration: WF9
MSN: 94202
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mount Baldy, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS El Toro, CA
Destination airport:NAS El Toro, CA
Narrative:
Crashed under unknown circumstances. The pilot died in the crash.

Sources:

http://www.av.qnet.com/~carcomm/wreck21.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jan-2015 13:00 gerard57 Added
23-Feb-2022 14:57 TB Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport]
20-Dec-2023 20:41 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator]

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