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| Date: | Saturday 16 January 1943 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat |
| Owner/operator: | Fleet Air Wing Six, US Navy |
| Registration: | 11859 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Marysville, Washington -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
On 16 January 1943 two Wildcats attached to Fleet Air Wing Six crashed, killing both pilots. The F4F-4 Buno 11859 crashed at 1600 hrs seven miles west of Everett, in the vicinity of Marysville, Washington, killing Ens Peter Garland Kingsbury.
Sources:
Commander Northwest Sea Frontier War Diary, January 1943 (available online at https://www.fold3.com/image/268731066)
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island War Diary, 10-16 January 1943 (available online at https://www.fold3.com/image/267843293)
http://www.accident-report.com/USN/aircraft.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marysville,_Washington
http://www.maplandia.com/united-states/washington/snohomish-county/marysville/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2018 15:56 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
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