Incident Vought F4U-4 Corsair 97092,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 252774
 
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Date:Sunday 12 January 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CORS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought F4U-4 Corsair
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps (USMC); VMF-218
Registration: 97092
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tangshan, Hebei Province -   China
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed 12 miles from Tangshan due to fuel exhaustion during patrol flight. Pilot's fate unclear.

Sources:

https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptUSN4152.asp?RecID=22535

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Apr-2021 18:05 ASN archive Added [, ]
29-Aug-2023 06:39 RDV Updated [[, ]]

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