Mid-air collision Incident Curtiss P-36A Hawk 38-158,
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Date:Friday 21 March 1941
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic p36 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss P-36A Hawk
Owner/operator:29th Pursuit Sqn USAAC
Registration: 38-158
MSN: 12572
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:3 mi NW of La Chorrera, CZ -   Panama
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Albrook AAF
Destination airport:
Narrative:
In mid-air collision with 38-40.
Pilot William H. Swanson survived.
Aircraft repaired.
Later sent to the Brazilian Air Force.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
US overseas aircraft losses, 1941

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Mar-2011 22:30 angels one five Added
15-Aug-2012 06:42 Nepa Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative]
21-May-2013 05:24 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
26-Jul-2013 15:05 Nepa Updated [Operator]
06-Sep-2013 02:31 angels one five Updated [Operator, Narrative]
15-Feb-2019 18:14 stehlik49 Updated [Operator]
18-Jun-2023 04:14 Ron Averes Updated [[Operator]]
26-Jun-2023 15:51 TB Updated [[[Operator]]]

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