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| Date: | Monday 3 December 1923 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Curtiss JN-4HT |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | A-6240 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Spanish Bight near Coronado Island, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | North Island NAS, San Diego, VA |
Midair collision at 1000ft with another navy plane and crashed into the bay.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CR19231204.2.6&srpos=398&e=01-01-1920-01-12-1924--en--20--381--txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------1
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/navy/asp/USN_1923.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2022 10:02 | Cobar | Added |
| 04-Aug-2022 10:07 | Cobar | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Aug-2022 17:30 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
| 05-Aug-2022 17:31 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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