Accident Vought F4U-4 Corsair 80983, Saturday 24 May 1947
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Date:Saturday 24 May 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 Marine Corps (USMC); VMF-211
Registration: 80983
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tianjin -   China
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed during search mission, killing the pilot.

Sources:

https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptUSN4152.asp?RecID=22685

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Apr-2021 18:05 ASN archive Added [, ]
02-Sep-2023 09:41 RDV Updated

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