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Wreckage of Loening C-2C Air Yacht, NC9158 (c/n 232), belonging to Gorst Air Transport, that crashed at takeoff from Bremerton on October 31, 1929, killing the crew of two who were the only persons aboard at the time of the crash.

In December 1927, the U.S. Navy placed a contract with the Hall Aluminum Aircraft Corporation of Bristol, Pennsylvania for a developed version of the Naval Aircraft Factory PN-11, which itself could trace a development history back to the Felixstowe F.5 flying boat of World War I. The resultant prototype, the XPH-1, first flew in December 1929. The XPH-1 had identical wings and a similar metal hull to that of the PN-11, but was fitted with a large single fin and rudder. It was powered by two Wright Cyclone radial engines and accommodated its two pilots side by side in an open cockpit, with cockpits for gunners in the nose and behind the wings. In 1930 the Navy ordered nine aircraft, designated the PH-1, which were fitted with more powerful engines and a partly enclosed cockpit for the pilots. The Coast Guard later ordered seven PH-2 aircraft, similar to the PH-1 but with armament removed, and seven PH-3 units with armament reinstated and a fully enclosed cockpit for the pilots. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_PH

Wreckage of Air Ferries' Loening C-2C Air Yacht, NC9160 (c/n 229) after striking a tug and barge on 2 June 1930. See comments under this photo: