ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181535
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| Date: | 29-JAN-1935 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: | Curtiss BF2C-1 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 9594 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Linkhorn Bay 2 mi W of Virginia Beach, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Norfolk, VA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bomber airplane crashed into 20 feet of water of Linkhorn Bay on training flight. Pilot's body found by navy divers.
Sources:
http://www.gendisasters.com/virginia/14179/linkhorn-bay-va-navy-plane-crash-jan-1935
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/firstseries2.html
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1935-01-31/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=01%2F27%2F1935&index=0&date2=02%2F06%2F1935&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Linkhorn&proxdistance=5&state=&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=Linkhorn&dateFilterType=range&page=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2015 21:29 | noman | Added |
| 11-Jan-2017 21:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2021 17:08 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
| 29-Aug-2022 10:33 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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