Lost of 3 F3F-2 Hawaii 24th June 1941

[paulmcmillan]

All

I am trying to find out more infomation about the loss of 3 F3F-2's on Hawaii on 24th June 1941. They were Bu #0972, 1028 and 1033. These aircaft were recovered in the late 1980's by Doug Champlin and were used as the basis for 3 of the 4 flying replicas built by Herb Tischler's Texas Airplane Factory in Fort Worth in the early 1990's.

All I can find is references

a) "In the summer before the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, three F3F's took off from a carrier for night operations. All three got lost and crashed into the side of a volcano on Hawaii." -

b) Island of Oahu

c) Recovered from a ravine

But I cannot find any details on crew or fates

Can anyone help


Thanks

Paul