ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169006
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| Date: | Monday 20 February 1939 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Boeing F4B-4 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 9248 |
| MSN: | 1764 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Corry Field, Pensacola, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pensacola NAS, FL |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Eight airplane of twelve ship formation crashed in dense fog while trying to return to NAS Pensacola. Six pilots bailed out safely in darkness. Brazilian pilot Cap Ten Guilherme Fisher Presser (34) crashed while trying emergency landing and killed.
Sources:
Folha da Manhã 23 February 1939, p3
http://www.accident-report.com/USN/aircraft.html
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/navy/asp/USN_1939.asp
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 February 1940 | 9248 | US Navy | 0 | Corry Field, Pensacola, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2014 10:37 | TB | Added |
| 22-Aug-2014 10:56 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 05-Aug-2022 18:28 | Cobar | Updated [Registration, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
| 09-Oct-2022 13:36 | Cobar | Updated [Cn] |
| 10-Apr-2024 17:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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