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| Date: | Wednesday 9 August 1933 |
| Time: | 10:20 |
| Type: | Douglas PD-1 flying boat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | A7981 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea 1 mile off Fort Weaver, Hawaii -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | FAB, Pearl Harbor |
Structural failure in the tail assembly at 1000ft and crashed in the sea off Pearl Harbor.
Sources:
Jenaer Volksblatt 11 August 1933, p1
https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/c/casualties-usnavy-marinecorps-personnel-killed-injured-selected-accidents-other-incidents-notdirectly-result-enemy-action.html#1930
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/275071314/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Feb-2020 18:05 | TB | Added |
| 21-Jul-2020 12:22 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-May-2021 11:39 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Aug-2022 11:41 | Cobar | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jun-2023 21:26 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 10-Apr-2024 18:20 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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