ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 260420
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| Date: | Saturday 31 January 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-5 Panther |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 125558 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off USS Midway -
 Mediterranean Sea
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Midway/VF-61 |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Crashed into the sea just off USS Midway between Sicily and Spain after a collision with F9F 125583. Lt (jg) Guy Thomas Thrower (24). Both touched her wings on a training flight.
Sources:
AAIR (KMAC)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2021 17:22 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Sep-2022 08:25 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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