Accident Stinson Junior NC....,
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Date:Thursday 22 June 1933
Time:10:45
Type:Stinson Junior
Owner/operator:J. Gillette
Registration: NC....
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lake Michigan 10 miles off Frankfort, MI -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Traverse City, MI
Destination airport:Milwaukee, WI
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into Lake Michigan in fog, all 4 occupants survived but three drowned exhausted after clinging for hours to the gasoline tank of the aircraft. One woman was rescued after 33 hours in the water.

Sources:

https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=IPT19330624-02&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------

Revision history:

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25-May-2021 13:40 Cobar Added

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