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| Date: | Sunday 8 January 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop A-17 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) |
| Registration: | 35-64 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Davis Mesa, Colfax County, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
State of New Mexico Certificate of Death #374 issued Jan 8, 1939 by Colfax County, New Mexico. Accident occurred 9 miles south of Trinidad, Colorado in Colfax County, NM. Pilot - Wallace E Nau, born Sept 16, 1915, died. Jan 8, 1939. Death Certificate states Pilot killed in plane accident. Listed residence "City and County of Denver, State of Colorado". Death Certificate lists birthplace as Pasadena, California. Body returned to Trinidad, Colorado Jan 9, 1939 by Sipe Mortuary, Trinidad, Colorado.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2013 02:27 | Stubucks | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Narrative, ] |
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