ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249938
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| Date: | Monday 19 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vought OS2U-3 Kingfisher |
| Owner/operator: | VS-1D12 US Navy |
| Registration: | 5550 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Exchequer Reservoir, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed during familiarization flight after striking a high tension wire across the reservoir. The body of ENS Lewis B. Erwin was recovered shortly after the crash by US Navy divers. The body of ENS Rupert D. Hager was not located until the first week of October 1942 by a railroad engineer spotted it floating in the lake.
Sources:
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USNrptsType.htm#Database%20Notes
Merced (CA) Express, 8 October 1942, p. 1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2021 18:05 | ASN archive | Added [, ] |
| 08-Apr-2022 07:00 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2024 11:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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