ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282569
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 December 1952 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 80406 |
| MSN: | C.148 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 9 mi W of Benton airfield, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point, NC/VMFN-533 |
| Seattle, WA via McClellan AFB, CA |
Capt Berhard Jack Stender (29) bailed out when he went out of control after run into icy conditions.
Sources:
Santa Cruz Sentinel 11 December 1952, p2
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2022 07:39 | TB | Added |
| 09-Sep-2022 20:29 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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