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| Date: | Tuesday 11 December 1945 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: | Grumman F7F Tigercat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps |
| Registration: | 80419 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Weihai, Shandong Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed into the sea near Liugong Island. Witness accounts suggested that an airframe part had broken away in flight and caused the Tigercat to go down uncontrollably.
The body of one crew member was found by Chinese in the sea and returned to US military representatives on Dec. 21tst.
Sources:
Shao, H. 2021. December, 1945: Why did American planes frequently crash in Jiaodong Peninsula. Chunqiu, 2021(05): 54-56. (in Chinese)
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptUSN4152.asp?RecID=25315
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Nov-2024 14:22 | RDV | Added |
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