ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282772
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| Date: | Saturday 30 August 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F7F-1 Tigercat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 80265 |
| MSN: | C.7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Dares Beach, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Patuxent River, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
| NAS Patuxent River, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
Crashed and burned in a tobago field on Plum Point, one mile from Chesapeake Bay. Flight test engineer Cmdr Robert Emmet Seibels, Jr (30) killed.
Sources:
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2022 18:50 | TB | Added |
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