Accident Chance Vought XF7U-1 Cutlass 122473,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139568
 
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Date:Tuesday 15 March 1949
Time:c. noon
Type:Chance Vought XF7U-1 Cutlass
Owner/operator:Chance Vought
Registration: 122473
MSN: 02
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Chesapeake Bay, MD -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK)
Destination airport:Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
2d prototype lost on test flight over the Chesapeake Bay, near Bloodsworth Island, out of NAS Patuxent River. Chief test pilot William H.B. Millar was killed.

Sources:

The Evening Star 16 March 1949, pA5
AAIR
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries13.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Oct-2011 08:26 ThW Added
17-Aug-2022 11:24 TB Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
17-Aug-2022 11:28 TB Updated [Source]
17-Aug-2022 11:38 TB Updated [Cn]
18-Aug-2022 06:09 nhofmann54 Updated [Date, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]

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