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| Date: | Sunday 12 September 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman SF-1 |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps |
| Registration: | 9471 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Puget Sound, Vicinity of Port Townsend, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NRAB Seattle, WA |
Caught fire in midair after an explosion and crashed. Pilot bailed out safely, the observer bailed out but struck the tail and was killed.
Sources:
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045499/1937-09-13/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=09%2F12%2F1937&index=2&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Puget+Sound&proxdistance=5&date2=09%2F16%2F1937&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=Puget+sound&dateFilterType=range&page=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2022 10:35 | Cobar | Added |
| 21-Sep-2022 10:45 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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