Incident Vought F4U Corsair ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226650
 
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Date:Thursday 22 December 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CORS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought F4U Corsair
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Edeton MCAS, NC -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Edeton MCAS, NC
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Collided with USN R4D at 8,000ft and crashed. Pilot bailed out. R4D crash-landed with damaged tail.

Sources:

The Free Lance-Star 22 December 1949, p1
The Dispatch 22 December 1949, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Jun-2019 15:12 TB Added
28-Jun-2019 15:20 TB Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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