Incident Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 77498,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 81942
 
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Date:Friday 18 May 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HCAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: 77498
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Okinawa -   Japan
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost off Okinawa.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Nov-2010 11:55 ASN archive Added
25-Aug-2011 02:40 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Location, Country]
10-Feb-2020 10:18 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]

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