Accident Douglas SDB-2 Dauntless ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181333
 
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Date:Wednesday 11 December 1940
Time:
Type:Douglas SDB-2 Dauntless
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Culver City, Los Angeles, California -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Test
Departure airport:El Segundo, CA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed on test flight. Pilot killed **

Sources:

Correio da Manhã 12 December 1940, p5
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/4145/ ** n

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Nov-2015 18:43 TB Added
23-Aug-2016 20:53 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
05-Aug-2022 19:04 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source]
10-Apr-2024 11:17 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]

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