Accident Grumman F4F Wildcat ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182667
 
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Date:Wednesday 31 May 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic WCAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman F4F Wildcat
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:11
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:97 km NW of NAS San Diego, California -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Collided with USN Liberator.

Sources:

El Litoral 31 May 1944, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Dec-2015 11:14 Nepa Added
24-Dec-2015 17:43 Iwosh Updated [Aircraft type]
16-Jun-2016 17:05 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Jun-2016 17:05 TB Updated [Damage]
10-Apr-2024 12:01 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]

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