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Date: | Saturday 26 September 1942 |
Time: | |
Type: | Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat |
Owner/operator: | US Navy |
Registration: | 5156 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 291 km SE of Makira Island, Solomon Islands -
Pacific Ocean
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Lost in the sinking of aircraft carrier USS Wasp which was struck by torpedoes from a Japanese submarine.
Sources:
http://joebaugher.com/navy_serials/secondseries2.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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