ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82198
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 June 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 79445 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Detroit, MI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Collided in midair with F4U-4 BuNo 96790 over lower east side of Detroit . Both pilots killed. It appears that both pilots could have bailed out but stayed with their planes to try and avoid damage to people and houses on the ground.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html
La Vigie marocaine 24 June 1948
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Apr-2014 09:46 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country] |
| 19-Aug-2020 12:35 | TB | Updated [Source] |
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