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| Date: | Friday 5 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman TBF-1 Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 05940 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oak Harbor, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Whidbey Island, WA |
Stalled during night landing at Whidbey Island, WA and crashed into Oak Harbor. Pilot killed
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html n
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Oct-2021 15:57 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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