Accident Grumman AF-2S Guardian 124788, Sunday 9 May 1954
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Date:Sunday 9 May 1954
Time:
Type:Grumman AF-2S Guardian
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 124788
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:400 mi WSW of Bermuda -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Antietam/VS-39
Destination airport:USS Antietam/VS-39
Narrative:
Lost control after a go around and crashed in the Atlantic.

Sources:

AAIR
https://books.google.nl/books?id=FC4iAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=Plane+crash&article_id=3980,1831893&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRrqOn58aQAxUs0wIHHaZHOFkQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q=Plane%20crash&f=false

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Aug-2022 21:02 TB Added
28-Oct-2025 11:47 Cobar Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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