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| Date: | Saturday 30 July 1949 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 72887 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Chesterfield, NJ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Ancostia, DC |
| NAS Quonset Point, RI |
Collided with Eastern Airlines DC-3-201D N19963 at 2000ft lost its left wing and crashed out of control.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Dec-2013 17:52 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Dec-2021 15:18 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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