Mid-air collision Accident Vought SBU-2 0816,
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Date:Tuesday 4 April 1939
Time:
Type:Vought SBU-2
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 0816
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Braintree, Massachusetts -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NRAB Squantum, MA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mid-air collision at 2000ft between SBU-2's 0816 and 0817 during exercise. Crashed in a house and caught fire.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/secondseries1.html
Correio da Manha 5 April 1939, p5
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014085/1939-04-05/ed-1/seq-1/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Dec-2019 20:30 TB Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
13-Sep-2021 18:53 Cobar Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Narrative]
09-Oct-2022 18:13 Cobar Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Apr-2024 19:10 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]

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