Mid-air collision Accident Martin NBS-1 AS-68491, Wednesday 6 December 1922
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Date:Wednesday 6 December 1922
Time:
Type:Martin NBS-1
Owner/operator:US Army Air Service
Registration: AS-68491
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Langley Field, VA -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Langley Field, VA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mid air collision; crashed and caught fire.

Sources:

#http://www.aviationarchaeology.com#
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MSS19221207.2.54&srpos=84&e=01-01-1920-01-12-1924--en--20--81--txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Jul-2022 10:52 Cobar Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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