Incident Douglas TBD-1 Devastator 0282,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296885
 
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Date:Friday 5 April 1940
Time:
Type:Douglas TBD-1 Devastator
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: 0282
MSN: 1764
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pacific Ocean -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Lexington
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost control on take off and crashed into the ocean.

Sources:

https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/navy/asp/USN_1940.asp

Revision history:

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14-Oct-2022 11:57 Cobar Added

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