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| Date: | Saturday 3 November 1928 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lockheed Vega 5 |
| Owner/operator: | H. Tucker |
| Registration: | NX4769 |
| MSN: | 7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bradshaw Mountains, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles |
| New York | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in Crook Canyon at night in rainfall and fog. Plane was christened "Yankee Doodle".
Sources:
https://dmairfield.com/people/collyer_cb/index.html
https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/lockheed-vega/
The Bismark Tribune 5 November 1928, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Jul-2018 14:56 | Sergey L. | Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Dec-2020 13:39 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Dec-2020 13:47 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 19-Mar-2021 19:15 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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