Accident Douglas O-25C 32-196, Sunday 20 November 1932
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Date:Sunday 20 November 1932
Time:
Type:Douglas O-25C
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)
Registration: 32-196
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:San Francisco Bay, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Aircraft crashed into San Francisco Bay while flying in foggy weather; both pilots LT Jefferson J. Davis and LT Robert W. Merrick were killed in the crash; it is unclear at this time (3 April 2022) whether the bodies of the pilots were recovered following the crash.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp

Modesto Bee 22 November 1932, p.1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Apr-2022 05:44 Anon. Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ]

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