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| Date: | Saturday 2 July 1927 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss P-1B Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) |
| Registration: | 27-79 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ottawa, Ontario, CAN -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Selfridge Field Detroit MI |
| Hunt Club Field Ottawa |
While on approach another plane crashed into the hawk. The pilot used his parachute but was killed.
Was escorting Charles Lindbergh to Canada.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
De Amsterdammer
04-07-1927
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2021 16:40 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Mar-2021 16:46 | Cobar | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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