Mid-air collision Accident Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 04888,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 80938
 
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Date:Wednesday 14 April 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HCAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat
Owner/operator:US Navy (USN)
Registration: 04888
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Norfolk, VA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Collided with F6F-3 BuNo 04892 near Norfolk, VA during training . Both pilots killed.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html n

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Nov-2010 11:55 ASN archive Added
10-Oct-2021 12:39 Cobar Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source]
26-Jun-2023 20:43 Nepa Updated [[Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source]]

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