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| Date: | Thursday 3 December 1953 |
| Time: | c. 19:30 |
| Type: | Grumman AF-2S Guardian |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 129217 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Long Island Sound -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Quonset Point, R.I./VS-24 |
Ditched in the Long Island Sound at night. Both crew (31/25) rescued from rubber life raft by a Coast Guard amphibian plane after 12 hours, 08:02 next day.
Sources:
The Evening Star 4 December 1953, p2
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2022 19:01 | TB | Added |
| 12-Aug-2022 19:05 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2022 07:45 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2022 16:37 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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