ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281405
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| Date: | Monday 1 June 1953 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: | Grumman XF8F-1N Bearcat |
| Owner/operator: | NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory |
| Registration: | 94819 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San Francisco Bay, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | NAS Moffett Field, CA |
Crashed into the San Francisco Bay narrowly missing a Coast Guard B-17 flying above the water. Pilot Rudolph E. Van Dyke (35).
Sources:
Daily News (Los Angeles) 2 June 1953, p2
http://www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F8FBearcat.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2022 09:15 | TB | Added |
| 19-Aug-2023 17:45 | Cobar | Updated |
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