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| Date: | Thursday 24 July 1941 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 3974 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Sacaton, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Phoenix, AZ |
Lost control at 100ft after an engine failure crashed and caught fire, the pilot bailed out at 50ft but was killed when his chute failed to open. Was on a ferry flight.
Sources:
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn94050542/1941-07-25/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=07%2F24%2F1941&index=0&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Sacaton&proxdistance=5&date2=07%2F28%2F1941&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=Sacaton&dateFilterType=range&page=1
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