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| Date: | Saturday 10 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | VF-17 US Navy |
| Registration: | 02353 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Roanoke Sound, off Nagshead Coast Guard Station, North Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
Ens William Earl Schlueter of VF-17 was killed on 10 April 1943 when his F4U-1 Buno 02353 crashed about one-half mile offshore near Nagshead Coast Guard Station, Roanoke Sound after becoming separated from the rest of his squadron on maeuvers. The plane was a total loss but the pilot's body was recovered.
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Sources:
War Diary of US Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, April 1943 (https://www.fold3.com/image/269161977)
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USN/F4U.htm
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/47130328/william-earl-schlueter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodie_Island_Lifesaving_and_Coast_Guard_Station
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_Sound
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47130328/william-earl-schlueter
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2020 10:36 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 20-Apr-2024 09:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 11-Mar-2025 07:22 | Nieman | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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