Accident Vought F4U-4 Corsair 81140, Wednesday 26 February 1947
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Date:Wednesday 26 February 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CORS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought F4U-4 Corsair
Owner/operator:United States Navy; VRF-1
Registration: 81140
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:32.05N x 116.38W -   Mexico
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed during a ferry flight.

Sources:

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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Apr-2021 18:05 ASN archive Added [, ]
04-Oct-2024 19:35 Anon. Updated [Other fatalities, Country, ]

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