Narrative:
Ditched after both engines failed at 800 feet. Airplane sank on the bottom of the bay and abandoned.
Ditching
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 30 August 1944 |
| Type: | Budd RB-1 Conestoga |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 39296 |
| MSN: | 005 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Chesapeake Bay, MD ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Ditched after both engines failed at 800 feet. Airplane sank on the bottom of the bay and abandoned.
Classification:
All engine powerlossDitching
Sources:
» A Story of the Budd RB-1 Conestoga / by Nancy Canavan HeslopPhotos
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