Curtiss BF2C-1 #1

Curtiss BF2C-1 BuNo. 9602 delivered VB-5 "Pegasus" Squadron, 5-B-16; Yellow section leader.

Aircraft 9602 got lost in bad weather during ferry flight Oct 29, 1935 and tried to make emergency landing in a field near Manassas, VA. Plane struck tree at end of landing run, injuring pilot and was DBR. SOC Nov 30, 1935.

Photograph Caption: A Curtiss BF2C-1 after a 9-1/2 hour hop from San Diego, California to Pensacola, Fla.