Incident Curtiss SBC-4 Helldiver 4213,
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Date:Monday 5 May 1941
Time:
Type:Curtiss SBC-4 Helldiver
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: 4213
MSN: 12682
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Tijuana -   Mexico
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Saratoga
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost control at high altitude and crashed, the crew members bailed out safely and landed in the pacific ocean near Imperial Beach, CA.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=BT19410506.1.2&srpos=4&e=05-05-1941-08-05-1941--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Bohman-------

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Nov-2022 13:27 Cobar Added
16-Nov-2022 13:28 Cobar Updated [Cn]

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