Accident Curtiss SBC-3 Helldiver 0549,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78075
 
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Date:Thursday 11 August 1938
Time:
Type:Curtiss SBC-3 Helldiver
Owner/operator:US Navy (USN)
Registration: 0549
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:NOB Norfolk, VA -
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NOB Norfolk, VA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Lost control after losing air speed while performing a touch an go and crashed from 50ft.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/secondseries1.html n
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/231520668/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Aug-2021 11:23 Cobar Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source]
05-Oct-2022 13:48 Cobar Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Jun-2023 20:39 Nepa Updated [[Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]]

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