Accident Vought AU-1 Corsair ,
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Date:Thursday 5 January 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CORS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought AU-1 Corsair
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Everglades, FL -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:MCAS Opa Locka, FL
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two Marine training plane collided during aerobatics. One crashed. Capt Walter L. Sprowis killed.

Sources:

Lakeland Ledger 6 January 1956, p10

Revision history:

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