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Date: | Tuesday 9 July 1946 |
Time: | |
Type: | Sikorsky S-51 |
Owner/operator: | Sikorsky |
Registration: | NC92800 |
MSN: | 5101 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Seaside Park, Bridgeport, CT -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | Bridgeport,CT |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Rotor blades came off and crashed from 20ft, Three argentine military personnel injured, one seriously.
Sources:
El Litoral 21 July 1946, p2
http://www.manchesterhistory.org/News/Manchester%20Evening%20Hearld_1946-07-10.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-Mar-2015 10:38 |
TB |
Added |
06-Jan-2022 17:01 |
Cobar |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |