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| Date: | Sunday 10 April 1932 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss O2C-1 Helldiver |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | A-8761 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San Francisco Bay off Oakland, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Oakland NRAB, CA |
Lost control in a bomb diving exercise and crashed in the bay. The pilot bailed out safely, the observer bailed out but drowned.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19320411.1.1&srpos=18&e=10-04-1932-16-04-1932--en--20--1--txt-txIN-Gill-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Aug-2022 17:30 | Cobar | Added |
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