Accident Vought O2U-3 Corsair A-8269, Friday 1 May 1936
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Date:Friday 1 May 1936
Time:
Type:Vought O2U-3 Corsair
Owner/operator:USN
Registration: A-8269
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Water off Barber's Point, Oahu, HI -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:FAB, Pearl Harbor, HI
Destination airport:
Narrative:
crashed into water while engaged in chasing torpedos during submarine practice.

Sources:

Haagsche courant
02-05-1936
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/navy/asp/USN_1936.asp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Aug-2021 14:43 Cobar Added
05-Aug-2022 18:18 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source, ]

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