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| Date: | Thursday 7 April 1932 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Travel Air Type R Mystery Ship |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | NR1313 |
| MSN: | R-2004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Worcester, Massachusetts -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| New York NY | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Upon takeoff the plane, named "Texaco 13", crashed into a brick wall. The plane broke apart, but the pilot, Frank Hawkes survived the crash.
As the date of the crash also 16 April 1932 is mentioned.
Sources:
http://www.air-journal.fr/2016-04-07-le-7-avril-1932-dans-le-ciel-frank-hawkes-victime-dun-accident-davion-5159186.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hawks
https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=IPT19320407&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2016 13:39 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Apr-2016 13:40 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 14-May-2021 18:31 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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