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Crash of a Douglas M-2 in Bowling Green

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
622
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cleveland – Chicago
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Cleveland to Chicago, the pilot encountered icing conditions and decided to abandon the airplane and to bail out. The aircraft crashed in a field and was destroyed while the pilot was uninjured.