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| Date: | Thursday 31 August 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vought SB2U-1 Vindicator |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 0776 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Stony Creek, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Norfolk, VA |
Emergency landing due to an engine failure, hit trees crashed in a swamp and caught fire.
Sources:
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1939-09-01/ed-1/seq-6/#date1=08%2F31%2F1939&sort=date&date2=09%2F04%2F1939&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&index=5&words=Stony&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=Stony&dateFilterType=range&page=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2022 11:06 | Cobar | Added |
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