ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151045
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| Date: | Thursday 28 December 1944 |
| Time: | 11:51 |
| Type: |  Grumman FM-2 Wildcat (General Motors built) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | Bu.57039 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Michigan -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | USS Sable |
Engine failure during a take off from the USN training carrier Sable.
The plane sank in about 200 feet of water.
Pilot William Edward Forbes survived the accident (died 2008).
The plane was recovered in December 2012. It will be restored and exhibited in a Michigan aviation museum.
Sources:
http://www.eaa.org/news/2012/2012-12-05_FM-2-wildcat-to-be-raised-from-lake-michigan.asp
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/sunken-warbird-emerges-from-lake-michigan-in-time-for-eaa-airventure-b9966503z1-217859001.html
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/23046914/restoration-set-for-plane-found-in-lake-michigan
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2012 09:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-May-2013 08:57 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-May-2013 09:08 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2013 02:45 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Aug-2013 12:53 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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