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| Date: | Thursday 28 July 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas TBD-1 Devastator |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 0351 |
| MSN: | 1853 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pensacola, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Corry Field Pensacola, FL |
Wing folded on take-off, the aircraft crashed into a barracks and caught fire. Aviation Cadet Lawrence DuBose Lunn was killed in the crash.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/secondseries1.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41791258/lawrence-dubose-lunn
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063811/1938-07-29/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=07%2F28%2F1938&index=0&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Lunn&proxdistance=5&date2=07%2F30%2F1938&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=Lunn&dateFilterType=range&page=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2022 06:31 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2022 11:35 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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