ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279244
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 January 1969 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Grumman S-2A Tracker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Meridian, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Meridian, MS |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The "prop-driven S2A" crashed during a night instrument training mission. Instructor Lt (jg) E.G. Bohan and student Lt (jg) Charles M. Blackford IV (23). Crashed and exploded after a first landing attempt was aborded and the pilot was told to recircle and land.
Sources:
St. Petersburg Times 25 January 1969, p13B
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2022 19:00 | TB | Added |
| 13-Aug-2022 08:54 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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