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| Date: | Friday 6 January 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas TBD-1 Devastator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 0301 |
| MSN: | 1783 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean en route San Diego to Panama -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USS Lexington |
Delivered to VT-2, 2-T-18; Yellow bottom, full colors (MS 48-14); small red gunnery "E" carried behind first step in 1940-? (photo SSIA); lost in barrier crash 1/6/39 still as 2-T-18. CTL Ens. Edward V. Wedell and crew OK. (MH)
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/secondseries1.html
http://109lair.hobbyvista.com/DETAILSITE/US/USN/TBD/tbdpage.htm
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/navy/asp/USN_1939.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2022 06:12 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Oct-2022 10:30 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 27-Jul-2024 13:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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