ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 81179
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| Date: | Saturday 22 January 1944 |
| Time: | 16:54 |
| Type: |  Grumman FM-1 Wildcat |
| Owner/operator: | VC-11 US Navy |
| Registration: | 15568 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Salton Sea, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAAS Holtville |
On 22 January 1944 Lt(jg.) James McGee of VC-11, Naval Auxiliary Air Station Holtville, was killed at 1654 hrs when his FM-1 Buno 15568 crashed into the Salton Sea. The plane ( (General Motors built) was a complete loss.
Sources:
Headquarters Western Sea Frontier war diary, January 1944 (available online at https://www.fold3.com/image/274558126)
http://www.accident-report.com/USN/aircraft.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salton_Sea
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=33.300000&lon=-115.800000&z=9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jan-2016 13:04 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2017 18:35 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 27-Oct-2023 01:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Aircraft type]] |
| 16-Mar-2024 09:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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