Incident Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat 4031,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290432
 
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Date:Thursday 3 September 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic WCAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat
Owner/operator:VMF-214
Registration: 4031
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location: -
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
F4F-3 Wildcat BuNo 4031, the airplane Butch O'Hare flew on his "Bomber A Minute" mission, crashed 6 days after being transferred to VMF-214. Later repaired

Sources:

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/133981954

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Oct-2022 15:05 sbd21152b111941 Added
07-Oct-2022 06:12 sbd21152b111941 Updated [Aircraft type]
07-Oct-2022 10:58 sbd21152b111941 Updated [Aircraft type]

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