Mid-air collision Accident Grumman S2F-2 Tracker 133361,
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Date:Wednesday 18 July 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic S2P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman S2F-2 Tracker
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 133361
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Stromboli -   Italy
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:aircraft carrier Intrepid
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two US Navy dive bombers airplanes collided over Stromboli and crashed on the shore.

Sources:

http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1956_07/19560719_0002.pdf
Youngstown Vindicator 19 July 1956, p2
Joe Baugher

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
25-Jan-2014 19:06 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
05-Feb-2014 19:34 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
25-May-2019 15:47 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Feb-2020 18:12 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
06-Apr-2022 20:32 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
25-Mar-2024 11:42 j155 Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source]

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