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| Date: | Sunday 5 November 1961 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Grumman S2F-1 Tracker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 50 mi S of Jacksonville, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Jacksonville, FL (ca 18:00)/anti-sub Sqn 821 |
| Homestead NAS, FL |
Twin-engine anti-submarine patrol plane S2F crashed in a thunderstorm.
Sources:
St. Petersburg Times 7 November 1961, p6A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2021 13:59 | TB | Added |
| 01-Jun-2021 20:31 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 01-Jun-2022 20:19 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2022 08:27 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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