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| Date: | Friday 11 August 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss SBC-3 Helldiver |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 0541 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Miramar Field, San Diego, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Saratoga |
Crashed and caught fire while on a gunnery exercise.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/secondseries1.html
http://www.manchesterhistory.org/News/Manchester%20Evening%20Hearld_1939-08-12.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2021 14:11 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Sep-2021 14:13 | Cobar | Updated [Country, ] |
| 15-Sep-2021 14:51 | Cobar | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
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