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| Date: | Friday 3 October 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 90442 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Patuxent River, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
| NAS Patuxent River, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
Damaged beyond repair on takeoff from NAS Patuxent River. Pilot killed.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries10.html
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