ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78068
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| Date: | Sunday 1 February 1942 |
| Time: | 06:10 |
| Type: |  Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat |
| Owner/operator: | VF-6 US Navy |
| Registration: | 3937 |
| MSN: | F-16 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Enterprise (CV-6) - |
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Enterprise |
Aircraft "F-16" stalled and flipped on back during night launch during raids on Marshall and Gilbert Islands.
Ensign David Wellington Criswell A-V(N) USNR O-099698 killed.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/secondseries1.html
John Lundstrom, The First Team, pp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2011 00:02 | Airintel | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2020 21:03 | Reno Raines | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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