Accident Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-1 0021,
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Date:Wednesday 8 January 1941
Time:
Type:Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-1
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: 0021
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pensacola Bay, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Pensacola, FL
Destination airport:NAS Pensacola, FL
Narrative:
Lost control in a sharp turn at 400ft and crashed into Pensacola Bay. Chilean pilot Ten 2°Hugo Bauer Portus (26).

Sources:

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1941-01-09/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=01%2F08%2F1941&sort=date&date2=01%2F12%2F1941&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&index=8&words=Bauer&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=Bauer&dateFilterType=range&page=1
La Nación (Santiago) 10 January 1941, p11

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Nov-2022 18:52 Cobar Added
26-Jun-2023 07:19 TB Updated

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