ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82512
Last updated: 22 May 2020
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| Date: | 07-JAN-1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM-3E Avenger (General Motors built) |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 85530 |
| C/n / msn: | 2349 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | NAAS Waldron Field, Corpus Christi, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAAS Waldron Field |
| NAAS Waldron Field |
Ditched off runway at NAAS Waldron Field, Corpus Christi, Texas on 7 January 1954 with a French Navy crew on board
Sources:
www.airfields-freeman.com/TX/Airfields_TX_CorpusW.html
www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries9.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jan-2013 16:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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