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| Date: | Friday 9 March 1934 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas O-38E |
| Owner/operator: | USAAC |
| Registration: | 34-18 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Cheyenne Airport, WY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cheyenne Airport, WY |
Hit power lines on take off, crashed and caught fire, was flying the AACMO (Army Air Corps Mail Operation)
Sources:
El Tiempo 10 March 1934, p7
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Mail_scandal_accidents_and_incidents
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2012 22:03 | marvalod | Added |
| 12-Aug-2012 22:05 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 24-Mar-2014 20:50 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2021 21:33 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-May-2021 08:34 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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