ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282723
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 July 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F7F-2D Tigercat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 80337 |
| MSN: | C.79 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Virginia coast -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Chincoteague, VA/AirDevRon-2 |
Pilot - Lt Arthur Lee Price
Crew - J.R. Pierce, AD2
The accident aircraft was one of two planes in control of a F6-F Drone, a pilotless plane, at the time of the crash some distance from the gunnery training ship Mississippi.
Sources:
Daily Press, Newport News, Wednesday, July 7, 1948
Images:
US NAVY ACCIDENT REPORT, PUBLIC DOMAIN, DOCUMENT DECLASSIFIED IN 2012.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2022 19:40 | TB | Added |
| 30-Mar-2024 17:18 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2024 07:10 | Anon. | Updated [Photo] |
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