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Domestic News May 23, 1938

The Times News

Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina

What is this article about?

United States Coast Guard rescued five pilots from a plane crash in a bay near their station, spotted three-quarters of a mile away. Guardsmen helped victims, one seriously hurt, to a seaplane. The pilots were on a flying visit to Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn.

Merged-components note: Coast Guard rescue story with photo of plane crash; spatial overlap and 'pictured above' reference.

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COAST GUARD TO THE RESCUE. MODERN STYLE

The United States Coast Guard lived up to its motto "Semper Paratus" (Always Ready) when a plane crash pictured above was spotted in the bay by the Coast Guard station three-quarters of a mile away. In the photo the guardsmen can be seen helping the victims, only one of whom was seriously hurt, through the shallow water to their seaplane. The plane crash saved five pilots clinging to the wreckage. On a flying visit to Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, their cabin mono-

What sub-type of article is it?

Accident Disaster

What keywords are associated?

Plane Crash Coast Guard Rescue Brooklyn Floyd Bennett Field

Where did it happen?

Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn

Outcome

five pilots saved; one seriously hurt

Event Details

Plane crash spotted in bay by Coast Guard station; guardsmen helped victims through shallow water to seaplane; pilots on flying visit to Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn

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