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| Date: | Friday 30 September 1938 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: | Grumman F3F-1 |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 0249 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Los Coronados Islands, B.C. -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Saratoga |
Midair collision with another F3F-1, while on a gunnery exercise, and crashed in the ocean.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19381001.1.2&srpos=1&e=30-09-1938-02-10-1938--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Pye-------1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 08:47 | Cobar | Added |
| 31-Mar-2024 19:27 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
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