Accident Aero Commander VL-26B-AD 55-4643,
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Date:Sunday 18 November 1956
Time:night
Type:Aero Commander VL-26B-AD
Owner/operator:United States Army Aviation
Registration: 55-4643
MSN: 560A-261
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Fort Washington, MD 32 km S of Washington, DC -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Dobbins AFB, Atlanta, GA
Destination airport:Bolling Field, DC
Narrative:
Ditched in Potomac River after a double engine failure.. Pilot instructor Ltn Richard B. Perlich (36) survived.

Sources:

Correio da Manhã 20 November 1956, p7
Youngstown Vindicator 19 November 1956, p28
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1956-11-20/ed-1/seq-17/#date1=11%2F18%2F1956&index=0&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Aero+Commander&proxdistance=5&date2=11%2F22%2F1956&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Aero+commander&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&page=1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Nov-2015 15:50 TB Added
27-May-2019 20:30 TB Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
27-May-2019 20:34 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
12-Nov-2023 14:37 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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