Accident Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 26088,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158350
 
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Date:Wednesday 8 December 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HCAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
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:

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