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| Date: | Friday 7 May 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vought SBU-1 |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 9779 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean off Hawaii -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USS Saratoga |
Lost control and crashed in the ocean
Sources:
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1937-05-08/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=05%2F07%2F1937&index=3&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Gillon&proxdistance=5&date2=05%2F10%2F1937&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=Gillon&dateFilterType=range&page=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2022 17:48 | Cobar | Added |
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