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| Date: | Wednesday 1 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vought OS2U-3 Kingfisher |
| Owner/operator: | VS-1D11 US Navy |
| Registration: | 5545 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Santa Barbara, 2 miles off at sea, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed during patrol flight. ENS Weldon A. Baird (Kilbourne, Ohio) and Morgan M. Atwood (New Orleans) were both killed
Sources:
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USNrptsType.htm#Database%20Notes
Fresno Bee, 3 April 1942, p. 4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2021 18:05 | ASN archive | Added [, ] |
| 20-Apr-2022 06:13 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Apr-2022 06:13 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Apr-2024 11:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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