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| Date: | Thursday 23 July 1936 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss SOC-1 Seagull |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 9892 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Santa Maria, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS San Diego, CA |
| San Francisco, CA |
Lost control after the wings folded at 500ft and crashed near the Santa Maria fair grounds. The observer bailed out to low and was killed.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19360724.1.1&srpos=6&e=23-07-1936-26-07-1936--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2022 12:27 | Cobar | Added |
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