Accident Cessna OE-1 Bird Dog ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386764
 
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Date:Tuesday 15 August 1961
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic O1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna OE-1 Bird Dog
Owner/operator:US Marine Corps
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Horno Canyon near Camp Pendleton, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost control, crashed and caught fire while circling over a crashed helicopter.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=NCT19610816.1.2&srpos=1608&e=01-01-1961-31-12-1961--en--20--1601-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Apr-2024 12:46 Cobar Added
21-Apr-2024 14:44 Cobar Updated [Date]

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