Accident Vought OS2U-3 Kingfisher 5852, Tuesday 21 April 1942
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Date:Tuesday 21 April 1942
Time:
Type:Vought OS2U-3 Kingfisher
Owner/operator:VS-9 USN
Registration: 5852
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Cape Hatteras, 175T 28miles, North Carolina -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Pilot Ensign Arnold Woodrow Patrick Lagraff
Radio Operator Seaman 2nd Class Louis Clifton Stephens

Sources:

https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USNrptsType.htm#Database%20Notes
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/197803245/person/272572285670/facts

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Apr-2021 18:05 ASN archive Added [, ]
10-Apr-2024 11:26 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ]
21-Mar-2025 07:30 jturanin Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ]

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