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| Date: | Monday 31 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman Hellcat Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy (FAA RN) |
| Registration: | FN410 |
| MSN: | BuNo.26148 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Knocknolly, Martinatown, nr Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aldergrove, Northern Ireland |
| RAF Aldergrove |
Caught fire on low flying exercise and crashed into rising ground. Burned out.
Pilot killed.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries3.html
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/1839_Squadron.htm#.XZfiwWZ7mUk
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2011 06:07 | angels one five | Added |
| 10-Sep-2013 02:34 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Oct-2019 05:32 | ryan | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 15-Feb-2020 10:39 | Iwosh | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 21-Nov-2022 04:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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