ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77989
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Date: | Tuesday 17 September 1940 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless |
Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps |
Registration: | 1609 |
MSN: | 562 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 10 mi E of Gila Bend, AZ -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Yuma, AZ |
Destination airport: | Tucson, AZ |
Narrative:Lost control due to an engine failure in bad weather crashed and caught fire, the pilot bailed out safely at 9000ft. Was on a ferry flight with 5 other aircraft from San Diego, CA to Quantico, VA
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/secondseries1.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/163838120/?clipping_id=111582097&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE2MzgzODEyMCwiaWF0IjoxNjY4MTcwOTEzLCJleHAiOjE2NjgyNTczMTN9.FFCsfd1npwBOWm4MXzhVQUNN-GDrIWPjR6Y8OHhC8rc Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-Nov-2022 12:55 |
Cobar |
Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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