Accident Grumman F3F-2 0996,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293674
 
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Date:Monday 19 June 1939
Time:
Type:Grumman F3F-2
Owner/operator:US Marine Corps
Registration: 0996
MSN: 394
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Melrose Ranch, 8 mi NE of Escondido, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS San Diego, CA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Pilot lost control at 25000ft due to lack of oxygen, spun into the ground and caught fire.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CJ19390622.2.4&srpos=20&e=19-06-1939-26-06-1939--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Kerr-------

Revision history:

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10-Oct-2022 11:35 Cobar Added

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