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8th June 2015, 13:34
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F6F 42782
F6F 42782
according to database http://www.chinalakealumni.org/Accidents.htm this aircaft was involved in a accident in June 1944 while part of CASU-6. Ditched during carrier qualifications Sep 30, 1944 125 mi SE of Nantucket Island. http://lostaircraft.com/database.php...changeset_id=0 Located by submarine *Alvin* Sep 24, 1968. Note on 30 Sept 1944 ditching the pilot is reported to have survived. https://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=10737 Note By the way a picture of the aircraft was shown in a National Geographic article on "Alvin" giving the plane nUmber as well 
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8th June 2015, 20:05
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Re: F6F 42782
The accident at NAF Inyokern on 22 July 1944 left 42782 with a buckled fuselage and it was stricken at the end of the month. The identity of the aircraft lost off the east coast on 30 September 1944 must therefore remain a mystery.
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