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| Date: | Wednesday 22 August 1923 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: | Vought VE-9 |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | A-6469 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pensacola NAS, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pensacola NAS, FL |
Midair collision at 3000ft with another Navy plane, managed to glide, although badly damaged, to the ground, crash landing on a highway.
Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=46619983&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjM1MjU4NzY0NiwiaWF0IjoxNjU5NjI4NDY4LCJleHAiOjE2NTk3MTQ4Njh9.l8v_zPPb50JCCyvSwRi6DIzLp-_l1IkTsHd8jIONvxs
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/navy/asp/USN_1923.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2022 16:02 | Cobar | Added |
| 04-Aug-2022 16:06 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 05-Aug-2022 09:19 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-Aug-2022 17:05 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
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