Incident Grumman AF-2S Guardian 129217,
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Date:Thursday 3 December 1953
Time:c. 19:30
Type:Grumman AF-2S Guardian
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 129217
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Long Island Sound -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Quonset Point, R.I./VS-24
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Ditched in the Long Island Sound at night. Both crew (31/25) rescued from rubber life raft by a Coast Guard amphibian plane after 12 hours, 08:02 next day.

Sources:

The Evening Star 4 December 1953, p2
AAIR

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Aug-2022 19:01 TB Added
12-Aug-2022 19:05 TB Updated [Narrative]
13-Aug-2022 07:45 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Aug-2022 16:37 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source]

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