ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 91458
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 December 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat |
| Owner/operator: | VMF-213 USMC |
| Registration: | 4010 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 miles S of Wheeler AAF, Oahu, Hawaai -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
On 1 December 1942 two pilots of VMF-213 flew familiarization flights over Hawaai in F4F-3s when one of them, 21-years old 2nd Lt Bennie Lloyd Ross, flew into ground four miles south of Wheeler Field. He was killed and his F4F-3 Buno 4010 was wrecked. The exact cause of accident was not determined, but visibility was poor at the time.
Sources:
VMF-213 War Diary, December 1942 (https://www.fold3.com/image/267897236)
USMC Air Station Ewa War Diary, December 1942 (https://www.fold3.com/image/267850450)
http://92.53.241.206/listPages/navy/asp/USN_Loss_1942.asp
https://www.naval-history.net/WW2UScasaaDB-USMCbyNameR.htm
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/102956650/bennie-lloyd-ross
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheeler_Army_Airfield
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=he&lat=21.486667&lon=-158.043889&z=13&m=w
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2022 17:23 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2023 16:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]] |
| 20-Apr-2024 09:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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