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Date: | Sunday 18 November 1956 |
Time: | night |
Type: | Aero Commander VL-26B-AD |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
Registration: | 55-4643 |
MSN: | 560A-261 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Fort Washington, MD 32 km S of Washington, DC -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Dobbins AFB, Atlanta, GA |
Destination airport: | Bolling Field, DC |
Narrative:Ditched in Potomac River after a double engine failure.. Pilot instructor Ltn Richard B. Perlich (36) survived.
Sources:
Correio da Manhã 20 November 1956, p7
Youngstown Vindicator 19 November 1956, p28
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27-May-2019 20:30 |
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27-May-2019 20:34 |
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12-Nov-2023 14:37 |
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