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| Date: | Saturday 6 July 1957 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Grumman S2F-1 Tracker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Eureka, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Alameda, CA (04:06) |
| Port Angeles, WA |
"S2F Grumman Guardian" crashed in the foggy Pacific in bad weather. Pieces found 1,5 miles southwest of Trinidad Head.
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 7 July 1957, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2022 21:14 | TB | Added |
| 13-Aug-2022 08:11 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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