Published 6/6/1925
“Edward Hubbard, Seattle Flyer, Plunges Into Lake in Navy Plane, Escapes Death”
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Noted comment within article: “The seaplane, badly damaged, was towed to shore.”
It is unlikely any substantial portion of this aircraft remains in the lake. But I would expect that as a result of crashing nose first into the water at a high rate of speed (from a fall that originated at 4000 ft) at least some of the wreckage remains in the lake.
Date: 6/5/1925
Type: Boeing Model 21 (NB-2)
Common Name: Boeing Biplane Seaplane Trainer
Serial/BU#: A-6788
Sqd/Group: US Navy
Pilot: Hubbard, Ed
Rank: Civilian
Injuries: Minor
Remarks: Engine Failed
Recovered: No Information/Unknown
Other Remarks:
“plunged into Lake Washington off Madison Park”
“crashed nose first at high rate of speed”
“[took off from] Puget Sound airway hanger at Madison Park”
General Info:
As Boeing became recognized as the leading designer of military aircraft, it received in 1923 a Navy order for the trainer Model 21, or NB-1 and NB-2. The company delivered 70 Model 21s in 1924 and 1925.
Variants
The NBs were produced in two batches; the first (NB-1) were powered by radial engines and the second by war-surplus V-8s still in the Navy’s inventory.
NB-1 Photos
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