ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 106147
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 November 1927 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss F6C-3 Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | A7132 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tanners Creek, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hampton Roads NAS, VA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Mid-air collision over Tanners Creek, Virginia
US Navy LT Addis D. Nelson of VF-5 (Fighter Squadron 5) was killed; his body was returned to Brookline, Massachusetts for burial.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
De Maasbode 10-11-1927
Newport News (VA) Daily Press, 11 November 1927, p. 2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2021 19:29 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source] |
| 05-Apr-2022 19:19 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2022 12:41 | Cobar | Updated [Departure airport] |
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