Accident Vought O2U-1 Corsair A-7927,
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Date:Thursday 2 October 1930
Time:
Type:Vought O2U-1 Corsair
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: A-7927
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Fishermans Island, Cape Charles, VA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Norfolk NAS, VA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost control at 1000ft after breaking up in a power dive and crashed, one crew member bailed out safely.

Sources:

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1930-10-03/ed-1/seq-22/#date1=1930&sort=date&rows=20&words=Cape+Charles&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=14&state=&date2=1930&proxtext=Cape+charles&y=10&x=12&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=5

Revision history:

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15-Aug-2022 14:06 Cobar Added

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