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| Date: | Wednesday 18 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman OA-9 Goose (G-21) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-106983 |
| MSN: | 1159 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Destroyed by a hurricane, Cuba, Oct 18, 1944.
Built for Great Britain as a JRF-6B, with intended s/n of FP509, Re-allocated to USAAF as an OA-9 with serial #42-106983 and delivered on Nov. 27, 1942.
Sources:
"The Grumman Amphibians-Goose, Widgeon & Mallard" by Fred J. Knight ISBN 978-0-85310-440-3
http://grummangoosecentral.homestead.com/Directory.html
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_5.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2009 11:39 | slowkid | Added |
| 05-Jun-2009 07:22 | slowkid | Updated |
| 16-Mar-2010 07:12 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 05-Feb-2011 11:28 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jul-2019 18:39 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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