ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236040
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| Date: | Monday 1 September 1930 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss XF6C-6 |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | A-7147 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chicago, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
In the 1930 Thompson race, the XF6C-6 crashed on it’s 17th lap when Captain Arthur Page was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes trapped in the fuselage. Although it has been generally accepted that Capt. Page was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes, a subsequent Navy report showed that the magneto mounting had failed and retarded the timing which resulted in the engine failing. This information comes from the Smithsonian which has the engine.
Sources:
Jenaer Volksblatt 4 September 1930
https://books.google.nl/books?id=_RW1CQ067pYC&lpg=PA312&ots=c40zE852Vv&dq=%22Arthur%20Page%22%201930&hl=nl&pg=PA312#v=onepage&q=%22Arthur%20Page%22%201930&f=false
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/ARTHUR_H._PAGE,_JR.,_CAPT,_USMC
Images:
Photo: US Navy
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2020 14:44 | TB | Added |
| 16-May-2020 07:15 | harro | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 02-Jun-2021 05:40 | galvda | Updated [Narrative] |
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