Accident Vought FG-1D Corsair 88088, Saturday 12 May 1945
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Date:Saturday 12 May 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CORS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought FG-1D Corsair
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps (USMC); VMF(cvs)513
Registration: 88088
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:USS Vella Gulf (CVE-111) -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
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Sources:

https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USNrptsType.htm#Database%20Notes

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Taken May 12, 1945 aboard CVE111 off the coast of California.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Apr-2021 18:05 ASN archive Added [, ]
24-Nov-2024 08:22 f18shack Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Phase, Embed code, Narrative, Category, Photo, ]
24-Nov-2024 08:27 Anon. Updated [Other fatalities, Category, ]

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