Accident Great Lakes BG-1 9515,
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Date:Tuesday 23 November 1937
Time:
Type:Great Lakes BG-1
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: 9515
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Benson's Dry Lake, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Ranger
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost control due to structural failure at 3500ft, during dive bombing practice, and crashed.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CTZN19371125.2.4&srpos=2&e=23-11-1937-26-11-1937--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Hain-------1

Revision history:

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