ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 81606
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| Date: | Thursday 19 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 70519 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Preston, Connecticut -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Collided with F6F-3 BuNo 70826 near Norwich, CT during night training mission. Both pilots killed.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/nearly-75-years-later-veterans-remember-plane-crash-in-rural-connecticut-1.601375
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Oct-2019 05:52 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source] |
| 02-Oct-2019 05:53 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
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