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| Date: | Friday 14 July 1933 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss O2C-2 Helldiver |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | A-8849 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Birtehard's Dairy Farm, Princess Ann County near Norfolk, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Norfolk, VA |
Caught fire and crashed following a gas line rupture.The observer bailed out safely.
Sources:
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
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2021 08:24 | Cobar | Added |
| 25-Aug-2022 11:31 | Cobar | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2023 20:28 | Nepa | Updated |
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