ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78119
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| Date: | Saturday 14 June 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas TBD-1 Devastator |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 0281 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Saratoga - |
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USS Saratoga |
Delivered to VT-3, 3-T-11; Black top, full colors (MS 48-14); seen in Warner Bros.' Dive Bomber , early 1941 (time 29:03), filmed on ramp at NAS San Diego unfolding wings; later hit ramp landing on USS Saratoga 1/10/1942 (still with VT-3). Ens. Earle Clinton Gillen (pilot) rescued, Max Vestal Peters, AOM2 and Clifford Ben Pierce, Sea2 killed.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/secondseries1.html
http://109lair.hobbyvista.com/DETAILSITE/US/USN/TBD/tbdpage.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2022 06:10 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2022 06:11 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Destination airport] |
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