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US Navy Incident "26" Sept 1929 Newport News
Trying to identify this incident from following newspaper report
The Scranton Republican › 27 September 1929 › Page 14 ...
FLIERS JUMP TO SAFETY . NEWPORT NEWS NEWPORT NEWS, Va.. Sept. 26 m. Dropping 4000 feet in parachutes, Lieut. James W. Baker, pilot, and Aviation Mechanic's Mate J. F. Benecke, of the Hampton Roads naval air station near Norfolk, escaped unhurt tonight when their observation plane fell into the edge 'of the Hampton Roads near here.
I have the date of the incident listed variously as September 20/26/27, 1929 - But I believe September 26 1929 to be correct
The people involved are
Pilot Lt James Ellis Baker (28 Feb 1899 to 22 March 1984) - Later Captain WW2
Passenegr Joseph "Joe" Freeman Benecke (13 October 1904 to 29 December 1992) - Later LtJG WW2
Can anyone please confirm the date and type and serial involved.
I had this on back burner for a while as only just ID'd Benecke
Many Thanks
Paul
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