Incident Vought SU-2 A-9088,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281908
 
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Date:Monday 10 October 1932
Time:
Type:Vought SU-2
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: A-9088
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pacific Ocean 30 mi SW of Point Loma, CA -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Lexington
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Got lost in heavy fog and had to make an emergency landing in the ocean after running out of fuel, the aircraft sank and the crew were picked up by a destroyer after 14 hours in a rubber dinghy.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MT19321011.2.8&srpos=1&e=10-10-1932-16-10-1932--en--20--1--txt-txIN-Dyer-------

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Aug-2022 13:47 Cobar Added
23-Aug-2022 13:56 Cobar Updated [Narrative]
23-Aug-2022 14:46 Cobar Updated [Narrative]

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