Accident Boeing F4B-4 9239,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282068
 
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Date:Thursday 12 April 1934
Time:
Type:Boeing F4B-4
Owner/operator:US Marine Corps
Registration: 9239
MSN: 1755
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Atlantic Ocean off Virginia Beach, VA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Quantico MCB, VA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Midair collision at 3000 ft with a target towed by another aircraft, crashing out of control in the ocean. The pilot bailed out but drowned.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DNLA19340413.1.1&srpos=6&e=12-04-1934-16-04-1934--en--20--1--txt-txIN-Cloud-------

Revision history:

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