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| Date: | Monday 5 October 1931 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss A-3 Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) |
| Registration: | 27-258 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Maxwell Field, AL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Maxwell Field, AL |
Crashed into high tension wires, 700 feet short of airfield and caught fire.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://media.defense.gov/2011/Apr/21/2001330186/-1/-1/0/AFD-110421-005.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2021 16:34 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Sep-2023 06:32 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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