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| Date: | Thursday 22 March 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F6F Hellcat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Guantanamo -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Unmanned Hellcat shot down by missile launched from ship Nothingham.
Sources:
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00001565/02098/1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2018 16:51 | TB | Added |
| 31-May-2019 20:08 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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