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| Date: | Sunday 20 February 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman S2F-1 Tracker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 133142 |
| MSN: | 113 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mi N of Kumihama Bay -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Atsugi/VS-23 |
Went missing after the pilot radioed that ice was forming on the wings and he would have to crash-land in the sea. Several unsuccessful attempts were made to land at Miho and Komaki AB during a storm before.
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 21 February 1955, p2
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2022 14:24 | TB | Added |
| 11-Aug-2022 14:18 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 12-Aug-2022 19:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 13-Aug-2022 08:07 | TB | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 17-Aug-2022 19:56 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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