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| Date: | Friday 5 May 1922 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: | Naval Aircraft Factory PT-1 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | A-6046 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Potomac River near Giesboro Point, Washington DC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Anacostia NAS, DC |
Mid air collision with another USN seaplane and crashed into the river. The other seaplane an Elias EM-1 crash landed in the Potomac.
Sources:
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026749/1922-05-06/ed-1/?sp=3&r=0.057,0.345,0.585,0.33,0
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/navy/asp/USN_1922.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2022 17:00 | Cobar | Added |
| 29-Jul-2022 17:00 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 03-Aug-2022 21:22 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 03-Aug-2022 21:36 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-Aug-2022 15:58 | Cobar | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 10-Apr-2024 10:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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