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Date: | Thursday 20 September 1956 |
Time: | c. 18:21 |
Type: | ERCO 415-C Ercoupe |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N2075H |
MSN: | 2698 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Chesapeake Bay, MD -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Easton Airport, MD (ESN/KESN) |
Destination airport: | Harbor Field, MD |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Ditched into the Chesapeake Bay. Tommy Castall (23), Baltimore Oriole Baseball catcher. Last radio call "...75Hotel I'm going into the water" at 18:21. Body found five days later.
Sources:
ST. Petersburg Times 21 September 1956, p1/22 SEP 1956, p1
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-Apr-2022 12:05 |
TB |
Added |
11-Apr-2022 12:18 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
24-Jul-2023 17:13 |
nhofmann54 |
Updated |