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| Date: | Wednesday 13 May 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F6F Hellcat UAV ? |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | carrier Wright -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down in error and crashed onto carrier "Wright", killing three sailors.
Sources:
Diário de Lisboa 13 May 1953, p12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2016 12:47 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Jun-2017 17:09 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 12-Aug-2022 08:37 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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