ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 67565
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 August 1919 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airco DH.4M-1 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Service (USAAS) |
| Registration: | AS-30992 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baja California -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Disappeared between Mexicali and Loreto. Force-landed on a deserted beach, on eastern coast of Baja California, off course in a storm south of San Diego, during a border control flight. F/L Cecil H. Connolly (21) and F/L Frederick B. "Frank" Waterhouse (22) survived 17 days until picked up and murdered by two Mexican fishermen 3 SEP 1919. Bodies found in a shallow grave at Bahia de Los Angeles OCT 1919.
Sources:
AAIR
La Nación (Santiago) 4 April 1920, p12
El Informador 30 August 1919, p1/2 November 1919, p1
Cecil H. Connolly
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2016 19:52 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source] |
| 04-Oct-2016 15:51 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 04-Oct-2016 16:05 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature] |
| 14-Apr-2024 17:38 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source] |
| 15-Apr-2024 20:17 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2024 07:26 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2024 07:53 | TB | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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