ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274102
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| Date: | Friday 6 November 1942 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Grumman UC-103 (G-32 Gulfhawk III) |
| Owner/operator: | 427th Air Base Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-97044 |
| MSN: | 446 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Southern Everglades, Florida, -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Homestead AAF, Dade County, Florida |
| Homestead AAF, Dade County |
Grumman UC-103 (G-32 Gulfhawk III), 42-97044, serving with 427th Air Base Squadron at Homestead Army Air Field, Dade County, Florida, USA, suffered engine failure and force landed and was written off in the Southern Florida Everglades, 30 miles north west of Homestead Air Field.
The aircraft was the first of two civilian Grumman G-32's, built in 1938 and was registered NC1051, it was impressed into the United States Army Air Force in 1942 as a Grumman UC-103, serial number 42-97044.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_5.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Aviation/Anniversaries/November_6
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s5EZwCfUrXIC&pg=PA169&lpg=PA169&dq=grumman+g-32+crash++everglades&source=bl&ots=lpIQaCl3AI&sig=ACfU3U2-VmUykTB_HxwmbAIdRcE2mTfT8Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjandXpz631AhXQQEEAHaQmDS4Q6AF6BAhBEAM#v=onepage&q=grumman%20g-32%20crash%20%20everglades&f=false
https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=118894
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2022 14:53 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 09-Feb-2022 19:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Operator] |
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