Accident Curtiss P-36A Hawk 38-131, Sunday 17 September 1939
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Date:Sunday 17 September 1939
Time:11:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic p36 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss P-36A Hawk
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)
Registration: 38-131
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2 mi SE of Paitilla Point -   Panama
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into Panama Bay. Pilot Carl M. Parks.

Sources:

AAIR (KSSPCR)
La Noticia (Managua) 19 September 1939, p3 (image207)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Jan-2024 20:26 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ]

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