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| Date: | Friday 10 November 1961 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Beechcraft T-34 Mentor |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Santa Catalina Island, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Van Nuys, CA |
| Torrance |
Missing. Capt Donald Prentiss (36), Los Angeles, CA, staff officer of Space Systems Division, Inglewood, CA. Wreckage found off Santa Catarina Island 13 NOV.
Note: T-34A (G94) N6988C, USAF, Los Angeles, CA, canx 8 NOV 1963
Sources:
Desert Sun 13 November 1961, p1/14 November 1961, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2021 15:22 | TB | Added |
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