ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 253277
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Date: | Thursday 16 February 1950 |
Time: | |
Type: | Vought F4U-4 Corsair |
Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC); VMF-211 |
Registration: | 81473 |
MSN: | 81473 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | USS Saipan (CVL-48) -
Malta
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Crashed during air carrier training. Port wing folded during take off from USS Saipan CVL 48. Aircraft hit sea inverted. Marine Corps pilot Lt Loren Grover of Marine Fighter Squadron VMF 212 lost at sea. The accident board determined there was a failure to check the left wing for positive lock before final turn-up and launch.
Sources:
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USNrptsType.htm#Database%20Notes Naval Aviation News November-December 1997
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Apr-2021 18:05 |
ASN archive |
Added [, ] |
03-Jan-2022 08:18 |
Mark Malta |
Updated [Cn, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
03-Jan-2022 08:19 |
Mark Malta |
Updated [Cn, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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