Re: US Navy Parachute Incidents California 1925/1926
I have been able to find out some further details:
The Navy Day 1925 accident involved a Dayton-Wright SDW which caught fire in mid-air. After R.J. Munkittrick and W.T. Dobson bailed out, the pilot, Lt. C.J. O'Connor was able to extinguish the fire and land safely.
The July 1926 accident involved MO-1, A6640, of VJ-1. Propellor blade failure caused the engine to tear loose from its mount. The pilot and four pax are as in your listing, S.T. Hammond, J.T. Coburn, D.P. O'Connor and G.O. Haggerty.
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George Kernahan
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