Incident Boeing O2B-1 A-6918,
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Date:Saturday 8 October 1927
Time:
Type:Boeing O2B-1
Owner/operator:US Marine Corps
Registration: A-6918
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Quilali -   Nicaragua
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Managua
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost control during a bombing run, crashed into the jungle and caught fire. Both Marine flyers (Karl A. Thomas/Frank Gowdell) survived but where murdered the next day by Sandinista rebels. This was confirmed by US Authorities.

Sources:

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/230977318/
La Nación (Santiago) 10 November 1927, p13/26 November 1927, p13

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Aug-2022 12:17 Cobar Added
02-Jan-2024 13:04 TB Updated [Location]
04-Jan-2024 18:08 TB Updated [Source]
04-Jan-2024 18:10 TB Updated [Narrative]
04-Jan-2024 19:32 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]

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