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Date: | Thursday 9 October 1952 |
Time: | c. 20:33 |
Type: | Grumman TBM-3E Avenger |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 85577 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 40 mi E of Port Mansfield, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | NAS Kingsville, TX/ATU-200 |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. Pilot David A. Blalock (24) killed. Part of a formation during over water night navigation flight. Last seen 20:33 about 60 miles southeast of NAAS.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 10 October 1952, p1
AAIR (KLAS)
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