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| Date: | Friday 2 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-1 |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 0032 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 mi W of Corry Field, Pensacola, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Pensacola, FL |
Lost control at 800ft, while flying in formation, and crashed.
Sources:
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1940-08-03/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=08%2F02%2F1940&sort=date&date2=08%2F06%2F1940&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&index=6&words=Groves&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=Groves&dateFilterType=range&page=2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2022 14:43 | Cobar | Added |
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