ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218362
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| Date: | Sunday 1 October 1944 |
| Time: | 10:53 |
| Type: |  Grumman TBF-1C Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | VC-88, US Navy |
| Registration: | 24494 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off California, by 33° 23’ N 119° 55’ W -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| USS Makin Island |
Since 29 September 1944 the escort carrier USS Makin Island was cruising in the operational training area off San Diego, with 49 officers and 54 enlisted personnel of VC-88 embarked for temporary duty. She remained there until 6 October, maneuvering on various cours and speeds while conducting flight operations in connection with carrier landing and catapult qualifications.
At 1053 hrs on 1 October, Ensigne Joe Garrett Winston of VC-88, flying TBF-1c BuNo 24494, crashed approximately 800 yards off the port beam of the carrier during landing qualification operations, by 33° 23’ N 119° 55’ W. The plane sank immediately and the pilot was not recovered. A thorough search of the area was made without result.
Sources:
USS Makin Island War Diary, October 1944 (https://www.fold3.com/image/292488218)
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=fr&lat=33.385586&lon=-119.915771&z=8&m=b
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2018 20:58 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
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