ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29270
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 September 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman US-2C Tracker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 133371 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Tonkin -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft belonged to Fleet Composite Squadron Five (VC-5), lost due to "cold shot" during a catapult launch from carrier USS Hornet.
Sources:
Myself - squadron member and 11/2/13
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_losses_of_the_Vietnam_War#USN_fixed-wing_carrier-based
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Nov-2013 17:29 | VC5Sailor | Updated [Operator, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2020 20:38 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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