ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 81114
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| Date: | Friday 26 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat |
| Owner/operator: | VF-4, US Navy |
| Registration: | 03433 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Off Iceland -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 26 November 1943 the aircraft carrier USS Ranger left Iceland at 0900 hrs to return to Boston after operations with the British Home Fleet. The temperature was below zero and the ship ran into a violent storm. Powerful winds blew the F4F-4 Buno 03433 of VF-4 overboard with a man (AMM3c James D. Westmoreland) inside. He was lost at sea. Another fighter ended in the catwalk. A 25-inch crack in the Ranger´s hull was also caused by the violent storm and was covered with a welded plate.
Sources:
http://www.airgroup4.com/crochet.htm
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USN/LLNov43.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Dec-2018 02:08 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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