Accident Curtiss O2C-2 Helldiver A-8849,
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Date:Friday 14 July 1933
Time:
Type:Curtiss O2C-2 Helldiver
Owner/operator:US Navy (USN)
Registration: A-8849
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Birtehard's Dairy Farm, Princess Ann County near Norfolk, VA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Norfolk, VA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Caught fire and crashed following a gas line rupture.The observer bailed out safely.

Sources:

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/c/casualties-usnavy-marinecorps-personnel-killed-injured-selected-accidents-other-incidents-notdirectly-result-enemy-action.html#1930

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-May-2021 08:24 Cobar Added
25-Aug-2022 11:31 Cobar Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative]
26-Jun-2023 20:28 Nepa Updated [[Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative]]

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