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| Date: | Thursday 25 July 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM-3 Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 69095 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bikini Atoll -
 Marshall Islands
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Saratoga |
Destroyed aboard USS Saratoga during Baker nuclear test; vessel was 4 miles off the Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific Ocean and sank as a result of damage to the ship by the nuclear explosion, taking all the aircraft on board with it. The Avenger was damaged considerably and made dangerously radioactive
Sources:
www.nuclearflower.com/baker.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries7.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Crossroads
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jan-2013 15:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2022 07:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 22-Sep-2022 17:35 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 03-Jul-2023 18:17 | Nepa | Updated |
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