Mid-air collision Accident Grumman S2F-1 Tracker 133315,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88594
 
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Date:Wednesday 25 September 1957
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic S2P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman S2F-1 Tracker
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 133315
MSN: 286
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Norwegian coast -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:carrier Essex/VS-36
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two S2F Tracker collided during NATO maneuver between Icland and English Cannel and crashed in the sea.

Sources:

Passauer Neue Presse 27 September 1957, p2
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 25 September 1957, p1
Forgotten Props

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jan-2011 14:00 ASN archive
29-Aug-2012 10:25 Daniel Nole Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
29-Aug-2012 10:26 Daniel Nole Updated [Location, Source]
10-Oct-2014 15:44 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
19-Mar-2015 18:33 TB Updated [Date]
05-Jan-2018 13:08 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
23-Jul-2022 19:54 TB Updated [Location, Narrative]
11-Aug-2022 15:58 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source]
13-Aug-2022 08:12 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn]

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