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| Date: | Tuesday 27 March 1951 |
| Time: | c. 21:00 |
| Type: | Grumman AF-2W Guardian |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 123113 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San Clemente Island, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS San Diego, CA |
Disappeared over sea during routine night training flight. Found crashed in a gully on San Clemente island 29 MAR. One surviver.
Sources:
Blade Tribune 28 March 1951, p19
San Bernardino Sun 30 March 1951, p1
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2022 19:44 | TB | Added |
| 22-Feb-2022 19:52 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2022 15:20 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
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