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| Date: | Thursday 7 May 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman AF-2W Guardian |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 129273 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pomfret 2 mi SSW of Putnam, CT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Quonset Point, R.I./VS-27 |
Crashed int a hill flying in fog.
Sources:
AAIR
https://books.google.nl/books?id=AGEoAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=quonset&article_id=5789,4646653&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj7mZSNzMGPAxXmWv4FHcaEAOsQ6AF6BAgMEAM#v=onepage&q=quonset&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2022 17:34 | TB | Added |
| 15-Aug-2022 18:51 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 05-Sep-2025 12:48 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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