Accident North American BC-1A 39-832,
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Date:Saturday 19 October 1940
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American BC-1A
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)
Registration: 39-832
MSN: NA55-1582
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Monterey Bay -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into Monterey Bay, CA. Oct 19, 1940. Neither the wreckage nor the pilots were ever located.

Pilots:
1LT Russell Volney Stiles (Alameda, CA)
1LT Nathan H. Samuels (Oakland, CA)

Sources:

1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1938.html

Oakland Tribune, 20 October 1940, p. 1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Feb-2015 01:30 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
31-Mar-2018 12:14 A.J. Scholten Updated [Cn]
10-Apr-2022 07:24 Anon. Updated [Source, Narrative]

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