Accident Douglas TBD-1 Devastator 0369,
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Date:Saturday 26 November 1938
Time:
Type:Douglas TBD-1 Devastator
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: 0369
MSN: 1851
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Fort Bliss-Biggs Field, TX -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Fort Bliss-Biggs Field, TX
Destination airport:Midland, TX
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Lost control on takeoff after the right wing collapsed at 50ft, skidded nosed over and crashed. Was on a ferry flight to the East Coast.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/secondseries1.html
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=PAC19381126&e=26-11-1938-30-11-1938--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Rowe-------

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Oct-2022 18:39 Cobar Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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