Thread: US Navy Bailout October 27, 1930
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Old 17th May 2020, 16:39
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Re: US Navy Bailout October 27, 1930
Baker was flying F3B-1, A-7715, from VF-2B. It seems that when he pushed over into a dive a fuel tank seam opened up and allowed the contents to spill into the engine exhaust.
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