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| Date: | Monday 16 February 1948 |
| Time: | daytime |
| Type: |  Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 94849 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Roosevelt Roads, PR -
 Puerto Rico
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | VF-10A |
Crashed and burned after reportendly a machinegun attack during an exercise. Calvin R. Cosett.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 19 March 1948, p10 (photos)
AAIR (KTOS)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2023 10:20 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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