Mid-air collision Accident Martin PM-1 A-8294,
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Date:Wednesday 3 November 1937
Time:10:30
Type:Martin PM-1
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: A-8294
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1 mile south of Seattle-Boeing Field,Washington -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Sandpoint, WA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A US Navy Martin PM-1 amphibious aircraft (8294) collided in mid-air at 3500ft with a smaller Berliner-Joyce OJ (A9191) during a gunnery practice and crashed. The occupants of the OJ bailed out.

Sources:

Jenaer Volksblatt 4 November 1937
https://newspaperarchive.com/centralia-daily-chronicle-nov-03-1937-p-1/
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/firstseries2.html
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/navy/asp/USN_1937.asp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Apr-2020 18:21 TB Added
10-Apr-2020 07:14 harro Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source, Narrative]
01-Oct-2022 13:50 Cobar Updated [Registration, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Apr-2024 11:05 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]

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