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Rescue of Seaplane Crew Off Nantucket Aboard Washington
Aboard the steamship Washington a seaplane crashed off Nantucket killing one crewman. Five survivors were rescued by crew members Breda and Fiolka after the plane sank in heavy swell. The surviving men include Marion Gravenberg Frank Robinson George Smith Edmund Beek and Kahne.
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Valentine Williams
Washington
Williams
New York
Associated Press
Nantucket
Fox Movietone
Paramount News Reel
Marseille
United States
Ralph Dooley
Captain Fried
Breda
Fiolka
Dooley
Henry Johnson
Brooklyn
Gravenberg
Frank Robinson
George Smith
Edmund Beek
Fox Film
Kahne