Accident Douglas M-3 621, Sunday 3 October 1926
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Date:Sunday 3 October 1926
Time:01:55
Type:Douglas M-3
Owner/operator:US Air Mail Services
Registration: 621
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sunbury, PA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Hadley Field, New Brunswick, NJ
Destination airport:Bellefonte, PA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Emergency landing in fog after getting lost, hit a tree and crashed into the Susquehanna River.

Sources:

https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/fad-to-fundamental-airmail-in-america-airmail-pilot-stories-no-old-bold-pilots/rest-of

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Nov-2021 17:15 Cobar Added
24-Nov-2021 17:15 Cobar Updated [Date, Time, ]

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