ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 81332
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Brewster Corsair III |
| Owner/operator: | 1842 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | JS559 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea 11 mi from Monhegan Island, Lincoln County, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
Two British Corsairs based in Brunswick NAS were lost in an air collision over the Atlantic Ocean off Maine. Sub Lt Percy Douglas Thompson of 1842 Sqn FAA was killed when his Corsair III JS559 crashed into the sea 11 miles from Monhegan Island, while Sub Lt Edwin Howard Portman of 732 Sqn FAA also lost his life when his Corsair I JT169 crashed into the sea 2 miles off Pemaquid Point.
Sources:
http://www.mewreckchasers.com/list-8.doc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monhegan,_Maine
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Dec-2010 21:17 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Nature] |
| 10-Sep-2013 08:13 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 22-Sep-2017 17:12 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2020 17:21 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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