Accident Grumman F3F-2 1038 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293675
 
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Date:Monday 7 August 1939
Time:10:30
Type:Grumman F3F-2
Owner/operator:US Marine Corps
Registration: 1038
MSN: 436
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:5 mi SW of El Cajon, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS San Diego, CA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost control at 2500ft after an engine failure, spun into the ground exploded and burned.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CJ19390810.2.7&srpos=3&e=07-08-1939-10-08-1939--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Houf-------

Revision history:

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10-Oct-2022 11:50 Cobar Added

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