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| Date: | Saturday 5 December 1936 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas RD-2 Dolphin |
| Owner/operator: | United States Coast Guard (USCG) AIRST Cape May |
| Registration: | V111 |
| MSN: | 1122 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Assateague Harbor, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Assateague Harbor |
| Norfolk Hospital | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The flying boat "Adhara" crashed on take-off after picked up a sick man from a surfboat. The pilot (Lt Luke Christopher) died. The patient survived
Sources:
https://www.uscg.mil/history/AviationCasualties.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2010 06:57 | TB | Added |
| 08-Sep-2010 15:12 | TB | Updated [Cn, Narrative, ] |
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