Accident Vought FG-1 Corsair 13062,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 81200
 
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Date:Saturday 12 February 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CORS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought FG-1 Corsair
Owner/operator:VF OTU 4 US Navy
Registration: 13062
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lee Field, Florida -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Spun-in on takeoff NAAS Lee Field, FL. Gunnery practice flight.
Pilot Alver Ernest Grovey killed.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USN/FG.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Nov-2010 11:55 ASN archive Added
19-Aug-2013 22:46 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
19-Aug-2013 22:47 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
09-Feb-2020 11:52 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]

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