Accident Vought SU-2 A-9097, Wednesday 1 December 1937
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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
Destination airport:
Narrative:
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:

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01-Oct-2022 17:51 Cobar Added

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