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| Date: | Friday 7 August 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman S2F-1 Tracker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 136524 |
| MSN: | 433 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wellfleet, MA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NARTU |
Crashed into the sea near beach on Nantucket Island, MA due to engine failure.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 8 August 1959, p4
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Dec-2017 17:46 | TB | Added |
| 17-May-2022 15:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 11-Aug-2022 13:50 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Aug-2022 13:51 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2022 08:22 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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