ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385782
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| Date: | Sunday 19 August 1923 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: | Whitted Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Camp Walton, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Commercial seaplane crashed into Santa Rosa Sound, five miles off Coney Island, about 40 miles from Pensacola, when the loosing propeller cut the rear fuselage. Four men and a woman drowned. The plane was on way to the repair facilitiy at NAS Rockaway Point due to engine trouble on way from Hampton Road to New York. Pilot ex Navy pilot Albert J. Whitted.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 21 August 1923, p11
http://www.annefield.net/jamesalbertdeath.htm
https://stpetecatalyst.com/vintage-st-pete-the-legend-of-albert-whitted/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/spmoh-archives/8006565879
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 07:49 | TB | Added |
| 05-Apr-2024 08:20 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 05-Apr-2024 17:32 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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