ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235083
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| Date: | Thursday 1 April 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | VF-17, US Navy |
| Registration: | 02451 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Coast Guard Station 164 south of Virginia Beach, Virginia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | NAS Norfolk, Virginia |
| NAS Norfolk, Virginia |
Ensign William D Burnham of VF-17 was instantly killed when his F4U-1 BuNo 02451 crashed during a gunnery practice flight and sank by 36° 42' N 75° 35' W, near Coast Guard Station 164 south of Virginia Beach, in Norfolk area. A JRF was sent from East Field to search the area but nothing was sighted except a heavy oil slick. The pilot's body was later recovered.
Sources:
War Diary of US Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, April 1943 (https://www.fold3.com/image/269161977)
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USN/F4U.htm
https://wikimapia.org/#lang=fr&lat=36.700000&lon=-75.583333&z=8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2020 13:03 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 29-May-2021 02:54 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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