ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 253335
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 May 1950 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-4 Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 81817 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 15 mi SE of Kingsville, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAAS Cabaniss, TX/VA ATU-4 |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed during practice dive bombing run. Ens. R.N. Mitchell, Jr.
Sources:
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USNrptsType.htm#Database%20Notes
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times 25 May 1950, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2021 18:05 | ASN archive | Added [, ] |
| 12-Aug-2022 16:55 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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