Accident Grumman Hellcat Mk I FN410,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94945
 
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Date:Monday 31 January 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HCAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman Hellcat Mk I
Owner/operator:Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy (FAA RN)
Registration: FN410
MSN: BuNo.26148
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Knocknolly, Martinatown, nr Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Aldergrove, Northern Ireland
Destination airport:RAF Aldergrove
Narrative:
Caught fire on low flying exercise and crashed into rising ground. Burned out.
Pilot killed.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries3.html
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/1839_Squadron.htm#.XZfiwWZ7mUk

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Mar-2011 06:07 angels one five Added
10-Sep-2013 02:34 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative]
05-Oct-2019 05:32 ryan Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
15-Feb-2020 10:39 Iwosh Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator]
21-Nov-2022 04:53 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Narrative]

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