ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94944
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| Date: | Friday 9 June 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Grumman Hellcat Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 1840 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | FN404 |
| MSN: | BuNo 26057 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Southeast of the Isle of Arran, Mull of Kintyre -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
Failed to return from a night flying ( Fighter Direction) exercise.
Pilot missing, presumed killed.
Officier Vleiger 3e Klasse Theodoor Limbosch, Royal Netherlands Navy.
R.I.P.
( Some sources give the date of this accident as 19/6/44. )
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries3.html
http://www.traditiekamermld.nl/Gedenkrol.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2011 06:00 | angels one five | Added |
| 15-Aug-2013 07:13 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2014 08:26 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2014 08:33 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Nov-2014 14:34 | Erectus | Updated [Operator] |
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