Incident Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat N7629C,
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Date:Saturday 29 August 1959
Time:
Type:Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat
Owner/operator:Glenn Collins Adventure Films
Registration: N7629C
MSN: C.116
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Portland Int'l Airport, OR -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Fire fighting
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Portland Int'l Airport, OR
Narrative:
The "F-7-F Fire Cat" landed with one engine afire after used for fighting forest fire in Alaska. Pilot John Fletcher (42) escaped unhurt. Firemen extinguished the blaze within 10 minutes.

Sources:

The Nome Nugget 30 August 1959, p1 n

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Jan-2022 17:14 TB Added
29-Aug-2023 19:09 Cobar Updated

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