Accident Grumman TBF-1 Avenger 00422,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 80827
 
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Date:Saturday 22 August 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic TBM model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman TBF-1 Avenger
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: 00422
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Guadalcanal -   Solomon Islands
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Saratoga
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Spun in on takeoff from Saratoga near Guadalcanal. 4 killed.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html n

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Nov-2010 11:55 ASN archive Added
24-Sep-2021 09:51 Cobar Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source]

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