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Date: | Tuesday 24 April 1962 |
Time: | |
Type: | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | N.... |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Mattomuskees, NC -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Fire fighting |
Departure airport: | Fairfield Airport |
Destination airport: | Fairfield Airport |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:(1) Fire fighting plane forced to land on a farm on return flight after dropping water. Pilot Billi Skidmore, Kinston, NC.
(2) crashed on the end of the runway of Fairfield landing strip during take-off with a load of water. Pilot Skidmore walked away with minor injuries.
Sources:
(1) The Coastland Times 27 April 1962, p8
(2) Star News 25 April 1962, p2
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Apr-2021 17:11 |
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20-Feb-2022 13:53 |
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Updated [Date, Operator, Source, Narrative] |