Incident Grumman F6F Hellcat drone ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275736
 
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Date:Tuesday 28 May 1957
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HCAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman F6F Hellcat drone
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Spokane, WA -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Death Valley, CA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into a field after ran out of fuel after broke its electronic controls over Death Valley, CA and flown about three hours uncontrolled.

Sources:

The Evening Star 29 May 1957, pA15

Revision history:

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