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US Marine Corps Losses Nicaragua 1 of 3
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Trying to identify the aircraft involved in the following reported incidents New York Times March 25 1931 PLANE FALLS IN NICARAGUA. Marines Escape Injury as their Transport Crashes. Wireless to The New York Times. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 24. —A Fokker trimotor transport plane of the United States Marines crashed today three miles west of Pueblo Nuevo in the department Nueva Segovia. No one was injured. The plane left Managua about noon en route to Ocotal and then left Ocotal en route to Condega to pick up ill marines for the Managua Hospital. Before arriving at Condega the ailerons of the plane locked, causing the crash. The pilot, Staff Sergeant Williams, and a mechanic were uninjured. There were no other passengers. The freight also was safe. Marine headquarters advises that evacuation of the northern provinces Is proceeding as rapidly as possible. A patrol and tractor train already is en route, bringing heavy equipment from Ocotal. At the present rate, the evacuation is expected to be completed by the middle of May. I think the news report is wrong and there were actually 3 passengers who bailed out from this aircraft (they are on a Caterpillar Club list for this date) Private John P. Grando U. S. Marines, Pharmacist's Mate, J. C. Torrien U. S. Navy (who remains unidentified) Private Ivan J. Vlack U. S. Marines The pilot I believe was Staff Sergeant Neal Golphen Williams of Aircraft Squadrons, Second Brigade, Managua, Nicaragua The aircraft was probably either Atlantic-Fokker Tri-Motor TA-1 A7561, A7562 or 7563 Atlantic-Fokker Tri-Motor TA-2 A8007 or A8008 or A8018 or Atlantic-Fokker Tri-Motor TA-3 A8157 but I would like confirmation Thanks Paul Paul |
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Re: US Marine Corps Losses Nicaragua 1 of 3
It was RA-3 A7563. The passengers bailed out but SSgt. Williams rode it down and was slightly injured.
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Re: US Marine Corps Losses Nicaragua 1 of 3
Nice work on all three posts, twocee!
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Re: US Marine Corps Losses Nicaragua 1 of 3
George I agree brilliant work on these losses
You have a private message Kind regards Paul McMillan |
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Re: US Marine Corps Losses Nicaragua 1 of 3
Pharmacist's Mate "J C Torrien" US Navy took a bit of finding but he is actually
John Chambers Torian John P. Grando is John Paul Grando 'Ivan J. Vlack" U. S. Marines is completely wrong it is Joseph J Vlach Last edited by paulmcmillan; 4th February 2016 at 11:20. |
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