Accident Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-1 0033, Tuesday 17 December 1940
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Date:Tuesday 17 December 1940
Time:
Type:Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-1
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: 0033
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pensacola Bay, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Pensacola, FL
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost control in a climbing turn and crashed into Pensacola Bay and sank.

Sources:

https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/navy/asp/USN_1940.asp

Revision history:

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13-Nov-2022 17:15 Cobar Added

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