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| Date: | Friday 23 August 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop P-61B Black Widow |
| Owner/operator: | Savaria/ Ranchers Inc |
| Registration: | N30020 |
| MSN: | 938 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | nr Porterville, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Struck a mountain ridge and crashed during fire bombing at Sequoia National Forest
Sources:
https://napoleon130.tripod.com/p61blackwidow/id44.html
https://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/northrop.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2023 11:56 | harro | Added |
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