Mid-air collision Accident Grumman S2F-2U Tracker 133332,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88804
 
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Date:Wednesday 25 September 1957
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic S2P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman S2F-2U Tracker
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 133332
MSN: N4
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Norwegian coast -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:carrier Essex/VS-36
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two antisubmarine airplane collided during NATO maneuvre between Icland and English Cannel and crashed into the ocean.

Sources:

Passauer Neue Presse 27 September 1957, p2
El Litoral 26 September 1957, p1
Forgotten Props

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jan-2011 14:00 ASN archive
25-Apr-2011 01:46 Daniel Nole Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative]
10-Oct-2014 15:49 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
19-Mar-2015 18:33 TB Updated [Date, Narrative]
19-Mar-2015 18:40 TB Updated [Location, Source]
05-Jan-2018 13:06 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
05-Jan-2018 13:07 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
23-Jul-2022 19:54 TB Updated [Location, Narrative]
11-Aug-2022 15:59 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source]
13-Aug-2022 08:14 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn]

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