ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213961
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| Date: | Monday 23 December 1940 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: | Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 1607 |
| MSN: | 560 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Inferno Mt., near San Louis, Oriente -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | La Habana/Rancho Boyeros |
| BAN Guantanamo (Caimanera) |
Hit a tree in bad weather and crashed.
Sources:
Noticias de hoy 26 December 1940, p6
http://www.accident-report.com/USN/aircraft.html
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1940-12-25/ed-1/seq-10/#date1=12%2F23%2F1940&index=2&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Nicholson&proxdistance=5&date2=12%2F26%2F1940&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=Nicholson&dateFilterType=range&page=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2018 14:42 | TB | Added |
| 03-Aug-2018 21:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-Sep-2021 18:54 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 13-Nov-2022 17:24 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2023 10:55 | Nepa | Updated [[Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]] |
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