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Date: | Saturday 17 May 1924 |
Time: | c. 09:00 |
Type: | Vought UO-1 |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | A-6612 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Viña del Mar -
Chile
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Sporting Club |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Floatplane from cruiser USS Cincinnati (CL-6) crashed. Pilot R.A. "Tex" Marley and mechanic J. Bryant slightly injured. Due to failure of the propeller, the plane struck a lightning pole, destroying one wing and tipped over.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 18 May 1924, p21
Revision history:
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