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| Date: | Tuesday 21 May 1935 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Martin PM-1 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | A-8295 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean 50 mi from Midway Island -
 U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Pensylvania |
Seaplane "667" crashed in Pacific Ocean while flying with seaplane "653", A-8293, which ditched and salvaged.
Sources:
El Litoral 23 May 1935, p1/El Orden 24 May 1935, p1
The Bulletin 23 May 1935, p6
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/navy/asp/USN_1935.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2017 18:33 | TB | Added |
| 31-Mar-2017 18:54 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 04-Dec-2017 09:51 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Location, Source, ] |
| 05-Dec-2021 04:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country, ] |
| 05-Aug-2022 18:11 | Cobar | Updated [Registration, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Aug-2022 18:27 | Cobar | Updated [Location, ] |
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