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| Date: | Wednesday 1 December 1937 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: | Vought SU-2 |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | A-9097 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean off Virginia Beach, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Norfolk, VA |
Lost control due to an engine failure and nose dived into the ocean.
Sources:
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1937-12-02/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=12%2F01%2F1937&index=4&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Beach+beaching+Virginia&proxdistance=5&date2=12%2F06%2F1937&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=“Virginia+beach”&dateFilterType=range&page=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2022 17:51 | Cobar | Added |
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