Accident Curtiss BFC-2 Goshawk 9340,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282318
 
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Date:Monday 4 May 1936
Time:
Type:Curtiss BFC-2 Goshawk
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: 9340
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pacific Ocean off Mexican coast. -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:USS Saratoga
Narrative:
Overshot landing deck of aircraft carrier and crashed in the ocean.

Sources:

https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/navy/asp/USN_1936.asp

Revision history:

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02-Sep-2022 08:35 Cobar Added

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