Accident Curtis HydroAeroplane H-10 , Thursday 11 May 1916
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Date:Thursday 11 May 1916
Time:
Type:Curtis HydroAeroplane H-10
Owner/operator:
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:One mile north of Mount Vernon Va in Potomac River at Hunting Creek -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Washington DC
Destination airport:Newport NEws VA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
It crashed in the Potomac River with five persons aboard
3 persons survived; 2 persons were lost.
The bodies of the 2 victiums were found May 15, 1916 near White Horse Landing Va

Sources:

The Washington Times May 11, 1916
The Washington Post {D.C.} May May 16, 1916

Revision history:

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