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| Date: | Thursday 1 October 1931 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas O-38B |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) |
| Registration: | 31-415 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San Francisco Bay, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed shortly after takeoff from Crissy Field. Both pilots, LT Robert W. Coons (Aberdeen, Washington) and Lt. William H. Elbin (Tacoma, Washington) were killed. Their bodies and the wreckage of the aircraft was recovered shortly after the crash.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Oakland Tribune 2 October 1931, p. 1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2022 05:44 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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