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| Date: | Sunday 13 October 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Hills Flying Service |
| Registration: | N45188 |
| MSN: | 2815 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Citrus Heights, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Sacramento, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Borate bomber crashed during fire-fighting show of Citrus Heights Fire Department. Pilot Robert Hill (23).
Sources:
La Habra Star 14 October 1963, pA3
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/618670306/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2021 13:49 | TB | Added |
| 13-Apr-2021 06:59 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jun-2024 08:29 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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