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Description
Douglas A3D (A-3) Skywarrior, BuNo 130353, Crash at NAF El Centro on Oct. 27, 1964. A partial film of the tragic Navy Day crash in 1964. The event occurred at 1:19 p.m. following the 25,000th live jump at the Naval Aerospace Recovery Facility, a tenant command of the base. The A3A clipped a power pole and impacted the exchange complex. From the archives of the San Diego Air and Space Museum http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/research/ Please do not use for commercial purposes without permission.
Type
moving image
Subject
Douglas A-3 Skywarrior (Aircraft Model) Naval Air Facility El Centro (Military Post) Aircraft (Type Of Fictional Setting)
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