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| Date: | Wednesday 27 August 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-4 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC); VMF-211 |
| Registration: | 81740 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Qingdao, Shandong Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Inter Tast Force Exercise
*Three naval planes forced down in bad weather. One ditched near a destroyer. Another plane was seen on beach. Third unknown.
Elmore F. RAVENSBERG apparently survived. Possibly he was the one who "ditched near a destroyer."
Sources:
*Youngstown Vindicator 28 August 1947, p32
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USNrptsType.htm#Database%20Notes
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2021 18:05 | ASN archive | Added [, ] |
| 04-Oct-2024 19:35 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, ] |
| 07-Dec-2024 15:21 | RDV | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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