ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 80955
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| Date: | Thursday 20 May 1943 |
| Time: | 20:25 |
| Type: |  Grumman TBF-1 Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 06476 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS San Diego -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Missing during night glide bombing practice off San Diego. Three men lost their lives, Lt James Will Taylor, Donald Bennett Ellis, ARM3e V-6, USSR Horace Dell West, S1c, V-6, USSR. One airman was recovered, LT Taylor, the pilot. The other 2 were at the time listed as missing.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html
Navel incident report 48 0951, 20 May 1943
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Feb-2020 07:49 | Pete | Updated [Time, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2024 07:41 | jellis00 | Updated [Registration] |
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