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| Date: | Thursday 30 August 1923 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-4B |
| Owner/operator: | US Air Mail Services |
| Registration: | 164 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San Francisco Bay, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Marina Field, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft ditched due to an engine failure. After floating in the bay for nearly an hour, a tugboat rescued the pilot.
Sources:
https://books.google.nl/books?id=8FtOAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA301&lpg=PA301&dq=air+mail++crash+grampian+pa+march+7+1925&source=bl&ots=eDn7WcUPCR&sig=ACfU3U0sLP5k7I1yygmyXpby7ZURBWI91w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjC-LLfzqn0AhUxNOwKHaiHB5UQ6AF6BAgQEAM#v=onepage&q=Kersey&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2021 16:56 | Cobar | Added |
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