ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281422
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| Date: | Friday 15 June 1928 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Loening XOL-8 |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps |
| Registration: | A-7344 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | upper Rio Coco -
 Nicaragua
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hiyas |
Emergency landing on a beach in heavy rain and after running out of fuel. The pilot Lt William W. Conway walked for three days before reaching Cabo Gracias a Dios.
Note: great discrepancies between AAIR report (1) (14 JUN 28, A-7544) and the historical story of the pilot (2) (15 JUN 28, A-7344, XOL-8). A-7544 is a Vought O2U-1 Corsair
Sources:
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015313/1928-06-19/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1928&sort=date&rows=20&words=Conway+William&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=16&state=&date2=1928&proxtext=William+conway&y=10&x=23&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
(2) https://books.google.nl/books?id=lw93icKR2q8C&pg=PA58&lpg=PA58&dq=william+conway+usmc+june+1928+nicaragua&source=bl&ots=bm2pDtDmTM&sig=ACfU3U0gFqJ1lAFJs012-rlohMJuR2QNuQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiS1fXTq8H5AhWugv0HHVv3CqAQ6AF6BAgoEAM#v=onepage&q=william%20conway%20usmc%20june%201928%20nicaragua&f=false
(1) AAIR (14 JUN 28, A-7544)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2022 12:46 | Cobar | Added |
| 12-Aug-2022 13:25 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2024 14:42 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2024 16:03 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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