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| Date: | Monday 3 November 1952 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 80417 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pamlico Sound, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point, NC/VMF(N)-20 |
Went missing during a night strafing and bombing mission. Capt Thomas Dennison Grinnell, Jr. Body was found by a fisherman near Judas Island on 10 December 1952.
Sources:
The Dispatch 6 November 1952, p1
Richmond Times-Dispatch 12 December 1952, p3
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2022 18:03 | TB | Added |
| 10-Sep-2022 16:48 | TB | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 25-Jan-2024 09:13 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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