ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158350
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Date: | Wednesday 8 December 1943 |
Time: | |
Type: | Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat |
Owner/operator: | US Navy |
Registration: | 26088 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Nauru -
Nauru
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Took off from USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) on a mission against Nauru. Shot down by Japanese anti-aircraft fire. The pilot was killed.
Sources:
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/f6f/26088.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-Aug-2013 15:01 |
gerard57 |
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