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| Date: | Saturday 22 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman Hellcat Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy (FAA RN) |
| Registration: | FN394 |
| MSN: | BuNo.25962 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Skerry West, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
Collided with hilltop in cloud while on a low flying exercise.
Pilot killed.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries3.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2011 06:18 | angels one five | Added |
| 15-Aug-2013 06:05 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Feb-2020 10:41 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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