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| Date: | Thursday 8 March 1928 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boeing O2B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Estelí -
 Nicaragua
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Estelí |
Crashed after collision with vulture. Crew Cap Byrd/Ltn Rudolph Frankforter.
Sources:
ABC (Madrid) 10 March 1928, p27
(AAIR)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2016 14:10 | TB | Added |
| 15-Jun-2016 14:44 | TB | Updated [Date, Operator, Location, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Mar-2021 18:58 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, ] |
| 14-Aug-2022 16:01 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 08-Dec-2023 13:31 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Source, ] |
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