Accident Curtiss F6C-3 Hawk A-6970,
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Date:Saturday 30 October 1926
Time:14:00
Type:Curtiss F6C-3 Hawk
Owner/operator:USN
Registration: A-6970
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Winter Harbor, VA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Anacostia, DC
Destination airport:Hampton Roads, VA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Lost control while flying low over Hampton roads and crashed into shallow waters killing the pilot Lt Conant ,member of the US 1926 Schneider Cup Team.

Sources:

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53749939/1926/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Feb-2021 14:16 Cobar Added
28-Feb-2021 15:51 Cobar Updated [Narrative]
08-Aug-2022 16:16 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport]

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