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| Date: | Thursday 22 December 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F4U Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Edeton MCAS, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Edeton MCAS, NC |
Collided with USN R4D at 8,000ft and crashed. Pilot bailed out. R4D crash-landed with damaged tail.
Sources:
The Free Lance-Star 22 December 1949, p1
The Dispatch 22 December 1949, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2019 15:12 | TB | Added |
| 28-Jun-2019 15:20 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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