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| Date: | Monday 13 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1A Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps |
| Registration: | 56374 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Jaluit Atoll -
 Marshall Islands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Roi-Namur, Marshall Islands |
| Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands |
Shot down by AA over Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands . Pilot, 1st Lt. John W. Sharbrough, Jr., VMF-224, ditched the plane and was picked up by a PBY.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Aug-2011 22:23 | jsharbrough | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2011 11:59 | jsharbrough | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 08-Dec-2021 09:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Country, ] |
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