| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XB-AKM |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Granville Gee Bee R-6 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Granville Gee Bee R-6 |
| Aircraft Version: | Granville R-6C Gee Bee Racer |
| C/n (msn): | 1 |
| Aircraft Name: | Conquistador del Cielo |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | New York - Floyd Bennett Field (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: NOP Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 31 May 1939 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 581636 |
| Photo Comment |
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Crashed in the Potomac River after takeoff from Bolling Field on June 7, 1929. Pilot Francisco Sarabia Tinoco drowned. A rag accidently left by a mechanic had been sucked into carburetor. Sarabia was returning to Mexico after setting a record Mexico City- New York City flight time. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 27 June 2023, and has since been viewed 387 times. |