ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 183754
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| Date: | Sunday 12 April 1953 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM-3R Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 53904 |
| MSN: | 3966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 mi SSE of Silver City, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Glenview NAS, IL |
| MAS Cherry Point, NC | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Marine medium torpedo bomber plane crashed due to engine failure. Pilot George McHardy (31) bailed out. First Officer also bailed out but critical injured when parachute did not open properly. Five young Marines (20-23) died.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 13 April 1953, p7
AAIR (KCREF)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2016 06:32 | JINX | Added |
| 17-Jun-2017 20:43 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2017 21:01 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2017 20:26 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2022 14:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2022 18:30 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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