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| Date: | Friday 11 July 1952 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: | Republic RC-3 Seabee |
| Owner/operator: | Isle Royal Air Service Company |
| Registration: | N6506K |
| MSN: | 772 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Lake Superior, MI -
United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hancock, MI |
| Destination airport: | Isle Royal, MI |
| Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Missing while flying in foggy conditions. Last contact 10 minutes after take-off.
Tauno "Don" Taro (3/31/1925-7/11/1952), of Hancock, MI
John J. Nordman (age 50, -7/11/1952), of Ann Arbor, MI
Lillian May Nordman Seitz (12/4/1892-7/11/1952), of Ypsilanti, MI
Clara Louise Nordman Powell (3/9/1899-7/11/1952), of Flat Rock, MI
Sources:
The Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, Saturday 7/12/1952: 4, cols. 4-5
The Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, Sunday 7/13/1952: 5A, col. 1
The Rhinelander Daily News, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, Monday 7/14/1952: 1, col. 3
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, Tuesday 7/15/1952: 12, col. 6
Lansing State Journal, Lansing, Michigan, Saturday 7/19/1952: 2, col. 4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 17-Jan-2018 17:42 |
TB |
Added |
| 18-Mar-2020 19:58 |
kolibriforensics |
Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2020 12:14 |
A.J.Scholten |
Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
| 10-Nov-2021 11:49 |
Cobar |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |