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| Date: | Tuesday 9 September 1952 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat |
| Owner/operator: | Aéronavale |
| Registration: | 80040 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hyères, Var 83 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Two airplane collided. One crashed in sea at Salins d'Hyères. Pilot (29). Other returned to base.
Sources:
L'Echo d'Oran 10 September 1952
http://memorial-aen.fr/detail.php?&id=1756
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2016 01:36 | JINX | Added |
| 12-Jun-2017 20:13 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Oct-2018 20:28 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Aug-2020 13:07 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Aug-2020 13:08 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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