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| Date: | Wednesday 3 October 1951 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat |
| Owner/operator: | Aviación Naval Uruguaya (ANU) |
| Registration: | A-45. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Fort Worth-Meacham (FTW), TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fighter airplane hit powerline and crashed during pre-delivery flight. Pilot injured.
Sources:
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/22998/
Scramble
Sasktoon Star-Phoenix 4 October 1951, p15
The Montreal Gazette 4 October 1951, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2015 21:37 | TB | Added |
| 14-Jan-2015 17:43 | TB | Updated [Date, Source, ] |
| 12-Jun-2016 18:59 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, ] |
| 10-Jan-2018 16:34 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Source, ] |
| 23-Jan-2018 15:14 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Source, ] |
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