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| Date: | Friday 15 November 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss SBC-4 Helldiver |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 1285 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Hodges, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Dan Diego, CA |
Hit high tension wires while flying low and crashed into Lake Hodges.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19401116.1.1&srpos=1&e=16-11-1940-20-11-1940--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Hodges-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2022 11:20 | Cobar | Added |
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