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| Date: | Tuesday 19 August 1958 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM-1C Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | Paul Mantz Air Services |
| Registration: | N9394H |
| MSN: | 46122 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 mi E of Springville, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Porterville, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
WW II Navy bomber type crashed while borate bombing a forest fire. Pilot Joseph Anthony (40). Paul Mantz Aviation Corp., operated for U.S. Fire Service.
Sources:
Madera Tribune 20 August 1958, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2017 12:34 | TB | Added |
| 12-Apr-2021 14:05 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Apr-2021 07:08 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-Feb-2024 10:19 | Cobar | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 09-Feb-2024 10:22 | Cobar | Updated [Time, ] |
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