ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78018
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| Date: | Monday 30 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss SOC-3 Seagull |
| Owner/operator: | VCS-9, US Navy |
| Registration: | 1139 |
| MSN: | 12409 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, off USS Boise, off Sicily -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Written off (destroyed) 30.8.43: Entered a spin and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off the USS Boise. At the time (July-August 1943) the USS Boise was off Sicily, Italy, taking part in "Operation Husky" - the allied landings on Sicily (between the night of 9/10 July 1943, and 17 August 1943).
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/secondseries1.html
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Boise_(CL-47)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2017 20:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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