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| Date: | Monday 12 October 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 78911 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Ditched after takeoff from NAAS Kingsville, TX. Unmanned target drone ?
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-May-2019 20:28 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-May-2019 20:30 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2019 17:01 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
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