Wirestrike Incident Grumman AF-2W Guardian 129288,
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Date:Monday 14 June 1954
Time:11:00
Type:Grumman AF-2W Guardian
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 129288
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Norwalk, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Los Alamitos, CA/VS-20
Destination airport:
Narrative:
"Grumman Guardian...submarine hunter plane" crash-landed in a bean field off Firestone Blvd at Buena Park after clipped two power lines. Pilot and two Navy men escaped unhurt.

Sources:

Daily News (Los Angeles) 15 June 1954, p1
AAIR

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Jul-2022 14:36 TB Added
12-Aug-2022 07:39 TB Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Aug-2022 07:45 TB Updated [Narrative]
15-Aug-2022 19:12 TB Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Source, Damage]

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