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| Date: | Friday 17 April 1953 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 80549 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 mi ENE of Kurtz, IN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Weir Cook Airport, IN (19:26) |
| Goodwin AFB, KY |
Crashed shortly after take-off in a snowstorm. Marine Capt Donald A. Beam (29).
Sources:
The News-Sentinel 18 November 1953, p1
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2022 13:12 | TB | Added |
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