Mid-air collision Accident Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat 80569,
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Date:Monday 5 April 1948
Time:night
Type:Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration: 80569
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Hawaii -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:MCAS Ewa, HI
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Collided with Tigercat 80567 during night fighter maneuvers. Maj Stanley Russell Bailey (31).

Sources:

Petaluma Argus Courier 7 April 1948, p1
AAIR (KMAC)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Sep-2022 15:02 TB Added
10-Sep-2022 15:16 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]

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