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| Date: | Thursday 23 February 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman S2F-1 Tracker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 133314 |
| MSN: | 285 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Virgin Islands -
 U.S. Virgin Islands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Valley Forge/VS-26 |
Plunged into the Carribean Sea while operating from carrier. Based at NAS Norfolk, VA.
Sources:
The Evening Star 25 February 1956, pA3
Forgotten Props
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2022 19:19 | TB | Added |
| 12-Aug-2022 19:32 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 13-Aug-2022 08:08 | TB | Updated [Cn, ] |
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