Accident Vought F4U-1 Corsair 17402,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 250747
 
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Date:Wednesday 7 June 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CORS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought F4U-1 Corsair
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps (USMC); VMF-114
Registration: 17402
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Turtle Bay Airfield, Espiritu Santo Island -   Vanuatu
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed during target towing.

Sources:

https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USNrptsType.htm#Database%20Notes

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Apr-2021 18:05 ASN archive Added [, ]
29-Nov-2021 02:07 Ron Averes Updated [Country]
04-Jun-2022 03:51 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
02-Jul-2023 05:07 Ron Averes Updated [[Location]]

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