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| Date: | Thursday 14 January 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman AF-2W Guardian |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 130398 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 50 mi S of New Bedford, MA -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Leyte/VS-24 |
Ditched after engine failure.
Sources:
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2014 18:43 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 21-Jun-2014 19:02 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Aug-2022 17:25 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Aug-2022 07:11 | TB | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
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