Incident Grumman OA-9 Goose (G-21) 42-106983,
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Date:Wednesday 18 October 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic G21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman OA-9 Goose (G-21)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 42-106983
MSN: 1159
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location: -
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Destroyed by a hurricane, Cuba, Oct 18, 1944.

Built for Great Britain as a JRF-6B, with intended s/n of FP509, Re-allocated to USAAF as an OA-9 with serial #42-106983 and delivered on Nov. 27, 1942.

Sources:

"The Grumman Amphibians-Goose, Widgeon & Mallard" by Fred J. Knight ISBN 978-0-85310-440-3
http://grummangoosecentral.homestead.com/Directory.html
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_5.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Jun-2009 11:39 slowkid Added
05-Jun-2009 07:22 slowkid Updated
16-Mar-2010 07:12 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
05-Feb-2011 11:28 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
25-Jul-2019 18:39 Anon. Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative]

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