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| Date: | Thursday 4 October 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat |
| Owner/operator: | Aviación Naval Uruguaya |
| Registration: | A-451 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Meacham Field, Fort Worth, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Meacham Field, Fort Worth, TX |
Emergency landing due to an engine failure, hit telephone wires and crashed. Flown by an Uruguayan pilot on a training flight.
Sources:
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633474/m1/?q=Plane%20crash
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2022 10:39 | Cobar | Added |
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