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US Navy Parachute Incident "26th" Sept 1929
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 (sic), 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. Lieut. James W. Baker is actually I believe Lt (JG) James Ellis Baker (1889 to 1984) later Capt. During WW2 he commanded the Oakland Naval Air Station Aviation Mechanic's Mate is Joseph "Joe" Freeman Benecke (1904 to 1992) I have seen other dates quoted for this incident: September 20/26/27, 1929 but believe 26th Sept 1929 to be correct Again, please can anyone supply the type and serial of the aircraft involved? Thanks Paul |
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Re: US Navy Parachute Incident "26th" Sept 1929
I looked through the reports for August and September 1929 but could not find anything relating to this accident. Is the year correct?
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Re: US Navy Parachute Incident "26th" Sept 1929
George
Thanks for looking the only newspaper report (which was a daily paper) I have seems to indicate 26th (though it might be OCR scanning error for 20th) Sept 1929. Though the Irvin Caterpillar list has Sept 20th 1929 So year seems to be correct thanks for looking! Paul |
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Re: US Navy Parachute Incident "26th" Sept 1929
BTW Baker had another incident the previous June
Publication: The Independent Record Location: Helena, Montana Issue Date: Saturday, June 29, 1929 Page: Page 1 June 28 1929.--(AP) -- Lieut. James E.' Baker of Hampton Roads, Va., was seriously injured in the crash of the seaplane he was piloting into Morehead City harbor harbor late today. Lieut. William J. Slattery a passenger, was uninjured. The seaplane was landing when a gust of wind blew it into t h e mast of the coast' guard cutter Pamlico anchored about 50 yards off shore. It nosed over and plunged into the sound. |
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Re: US Navy Parachute Incident "26th" Sept 1929
Paul,
I cannot find anything on that June 1929 accident. There was a minor accident at Hampton Roads on 29 June, but that involved a H.T. Baker.
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Re: US Navy Parachute Incident "26th" Sept 1929
George
Thanks for that Date confirmed as 26th Sept. The story is in Daily Press Newport News, Virginia Friday, September 27, 1929 - Page 1 It occurred 7 o'clock at night on Thursday 26th Sept and the aircraft was in a formation flight from In some manner yet undetermined the engine a 450 horsepower radial loosened from its base and fell out. Within a few moments apparently sensing that their only salvation lay in their parachutes leaped out into the blackness far above Camp Stuart" Apparently it seems there was a propeller blade failure. The plane was a "Vaught land machine" I think it was a Vought O2U Corsair (based on engine size) If I find any more I will post here |
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Re: US Navy Parachute Incident "26th" Sept 1929
Paul,
Having looked at the O2Us, a possible candidate is O2U-3, A-8237, which was wrecked at Hampton Roads on 26 September 1929. I have not been able to find an accident report for it.
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Re: US Navy Parachute Incident "26th" Sept 1929
George
I have no doubt that this is the aircraft involved All circumstantial evidence I know but it just fits? Was O2U-3, A-8237 with VO3B? Many thanks for this and I will post full story from newspaper when I can extract it! Paul |
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Re: US Navy Parachute Incident "26th" Sept 1929
It was assigned to USS Oklahoma, so it could have been with VO-3B (Battleship Division 3).
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Re: US Navy Parachute Incident "26th" Sept 1929
Thansks George
Baker was with VO3B in 1929 so more circumstantial evidence He was posted to Pensacola in 1930 Paul |
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