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| Date: | Thursday 1 November 1928 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss AT-5 Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) |
| Registration: | 28-68 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Harpersville 6 mi W of Langley Field, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Langley Field, VA |
Mid-air collision at 2500ft with another AT-5 and crashed, the pilot bailed out but the parachute got caught on the tail wheel, the aircraft dragging him to his death. Marine Corps Pilot.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/230476641/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2022 08:13 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2022 08:23 | Cobar | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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