Accident Grumman F6F Hellcat ,
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Date:Tuesday 20 July 1954
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic HCAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman F6F Hellcat
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near NAS Kingsville, TX -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Kingsville, TX
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed on routine night training flight. Cadet Shelton M. Burwell (21).

Sources:

The Daily Spokesman 22 July 1954, p12

Revision history:

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