Accident Curtiss SBC-3 Helldiver 0519,
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Date:Monday 6 November 1939
Time:11:45
Type:Curtiss SBC-3 Helldiver
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: 0519
MSN: 12255
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sea 2 mi NW of Barbers Point, Oahu, HI -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Enterprise
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Caught fire in a dive bombing exercise lost control and crashed in the ocean. The pilot bailed out safely.

Sources:

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/259706730/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Oct-2022 10:37 Cobar Added
12-Oct-2022 10:38 Cobar Updated [Location]
10-Jun-2023 00:10 Ron Averes Updated [[Location]]

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