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| Date: | Tuesday 25 February 1930 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boeing F2B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | A-7453 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean off Panama -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Saratoga |
Broke up in midair at 500ft and crashed into the Pacific after pulling out of a simulated dive bomb attack on the USS Lexington. Was engaged in naval maneuvers off the coast of Panama.
Sources:
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1930-02-26/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1930&sort=date&rows=20&words=Mc+McMullen+Mullen&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=7&state=&date2=1930&proxtext=McMullen&y=13&x=21&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2022 18:03 | Cobar | Added |
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