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| Date: | Monday 19 November 1945 |
| Time: | c. 16:30 |
| Type: | Cessna T-50 |
| Owner/operator: | Continental Industries |
| Registration: | NC47943 |
| MSN: | 5930 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Edgewater, NJ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Washington, DC (15:30) |
| New York, La Guardia, NY |
Twin-engines privat plane crashed in River Hudson in a severe rainstorm. Industrialist Chester Alfred Bolles (44). Type not confirmed but a Cessna T-50 is the only option.
Sources:
Evening Star 20 November 1945, pA12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2016 17:11 | TB | Added |
| 22-Feb-2021 21:01 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Feb-2021 08:50 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
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