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| Date: | Tuesday 23 March 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boeing F4B-4 |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 9256 |
| MSN: | 1772 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean Off Point Loma, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Saratoga |
Lost control on take off and crashed in the ocean, pilot saved by destroyer USS Sicard.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SPNP19370324.2.190&srpos=1&e=24-03-1937-28-03-1937--en--20--1--txt-txIN-Upson-------1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 February 1939 | 9258 | United States Navy | 1 | near McDavid, Florida | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2022 11:09 | Cobar | Added |
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