Accident Douglas TBD-1 Devastator 0270,
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Date:Monday 15 August 1938
Time:
Type:Douglas TBD-1 Devastator
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 0270
MSN: 1752
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:east of Rosedale Field, California -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Saratoga
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Got into a spin at 3000ft lost control and crashed.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/secondseries1.html
San Bernardino Sun 15 August 1938, p1+2
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=BT19380816.1.1&e=15-08-1938-20-08-1938--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Rosedale-------1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Jul-2015 16:29 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Source]
04-Dec-2017 16:17 TB Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
04-Dec-2017 16:17 TB Updated [Departure airport]
05-Oct-2022 13:57 Cobar Updated [Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
05-Oct-2022 14:06 Cobar Updated [Registration, Cn]
10-Apr-2024 11:16 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator]

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