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| Date: | Saturday 23 July 1938 |
| Time: | 13:25 |
| Type: | Douglas TBD-1 Devastator |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 0334 |
| MSN: | 1816 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Woodbridge, CT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Floyd Bennett Field, NY |
| NAS Squantum, MA |
Lost control while flying low in a blinding rain storm and crashed.
Sources:
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1938-07-24/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=07%2F23%2F1938&index=5&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=WOODBRIDGE&proxdistance=5&date2=07%2F30%2F1938&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=Woodbridge&dateFilterType=range&page=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 11:24 | Cobar | Added |
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