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| Date: | Monday 23 August 1937 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-1 Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 0158 |
| MSN: | 57 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Lower San Diego Bay, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| San Diego Bay (CA) |
Hit a ship landing, nosed over and crashed into the sea.
Sources:
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/17876/
Youngstown Vindicator 24 August 1937, p1+4
http://www.gendisasters.com/california/2829/san-diego%2C-ca-navy-airplane-crashes-ship%2C-aug-1937
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jan-2015 15:03 | TB | Added |
| 04-Dec-2017 10:05 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 20-Aug-2021 12:27 | Cobar | Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Sep-2022 18:32 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Location, ] |
| 10-Apr-2024 11:04 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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