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| Date: | Saturday 3 July 1948 |
| Time: | 04:30 |
| Type: | Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 80517 |
| MSN: | C.259 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Central Pacific -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Ewa, HI |
Crashed while making simulated torpedo attack on Task Force 38.
1Lt Arthur V Arcand, Pilot
Sgt Joseph J Puswaskis, Radar operator
Sources:
AAIR (KCRW)
U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, VMF(N)-533, July 1948
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2022 19:33 | TB | Added |
| 04-Oct-2024 14:35 | jwertz77 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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