ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 81257
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| Date: | Sunday 2 April 1944 |
| Time: | 13:38 |
| Type: |  Vought FG-1 Corsair (Goodyear built) |
| Owner/operator: | VMF-214, USMC |
| Registration: | 13532 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | MCAS Santa Barbara, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Santa Barbara |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
At 1338 hrs the engine of the FG-1 Buno 13532 of VMF-214 failed during takeoff from MCAS Santa Barbara and the fighter crashed into the embankment one hundred yards northwest of the airfield and burned. The pilot, 21-years old 2nd Lt Glendon Lane Alexander, was seriously injured and died in hospital two days later.
Sources:
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USN/FG.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries2.html
Western Sea Frontier War Diary, April 1944 (https://www.fold3.com/image/279819918)
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/59255282/glendon-lane-alexander
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Santa_Barbara
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=34.426111&lon=-119.840278&z=14&m=w
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Apr-2021 17:42 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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