Accident Vought SB2U-1 Vindicator 0734,
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Date:Thursday 17 March 1938
Time:
Type:Vought SB2U-1 Vindicator
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: 0734
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Linda Vista Airport, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Saratoga
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed after failing to come out of a practice power dive and caught fire.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SPNP19380317.2.5&srpos=1&e=17-03-1938-20-03-1938--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Younkman-------1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Oct-2022 18:01 Cobar Added
02-Oct-2022 18:05 Cobar Updated [Departure airport]

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