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| Date: | Saturday 5 May 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat |
| Owner/operator: | Aéronavale |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tyrrhenian Sea -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hyeres |
Missing over the sea on training flight. Body of pilot found 8/5/1951 by italian seaplane in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Sources:
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1951_05/19510506_0001.pdf
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1951_05/19510509_0002.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2012 14:04 | Daniel Nole | Added |
| 01-Jan-2014 21:05 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jan-2014 16:48 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jan-2015 19:53 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
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