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| Date: | Wednesday 28 May 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 1862 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mi NW of Cape Henry Light, Virginia Beach, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Ranger |
Crashed into the ocean while flying low.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/secondseries1.html
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1941-05-29/ed-1/seq-22/#date1=05%2F28%2F1941&index=1&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Cape+Henry&proxdistance=5&date2=06%2F02%2F1941&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Cape+Henry&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&page=1
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