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| Date: | Thursday 5 March 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Corpus Christi, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAAS Kingsville, TX |
Ditched into the Gulf of Mexico after engine failure ten miles from the north tip of Padre Island. Marine pilot Lt Hal Vincent (25) rescued from rubber life raft.
Sources:
The Daily News-Telegram 5 March 1953, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2022 19:54 | TB | Added |
| 15-Aug-2022 08:38 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
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