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| Date: | Wednesday 9 August 1944 |
| Time: | 22:26 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 41691 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base -
 Marshall Islands
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eniwetok Naval AB |
Destroyed on ground by PB4Y-1 (B-24J) 38766, which crashed on aborting an overloaded takeoff after lift-off.
A total of 84 planes were destroyed and 22 severely damaged.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2012 10:01 | Uli lch | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Sep-2012 02:34 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2022 07:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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