Incident Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat 5197,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77274
 
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Date:Friday 30 October 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic WCAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: 5197
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Santa Cruz Islands, Temotu -   Solomon Islands
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost in sinking of aircraft carrier USS Hornet which was struck by a coordinated dive bombing and aerial torpedo attack during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.

Sources:

http://joebaugher.com/navy_serials/secondseries2.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Sep-2010 14:30 ASN Archive
29-Nov-2021 23:24 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Country]
02-Jul-2023 04:04 Ron Averes Updated [[Location, Country]]

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