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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 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fort Washington, MD 32 km S of Washington, DC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dobbins AFB, Atlanta, GA |
| Bolling Field, DC |
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
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1956-11-20/ed-1/seq-17/#date1=11%2F18%2F1956&index=0&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Aero+Commander&proxdistance=5&date2=11%2F22%2F1956&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Aero+commander&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&page=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2015 15:50 | TB | Added |
| 27-May-2019 20:30 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2019 20:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 12-Nov-2023 14:37 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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