ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247877
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 June 1940 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Beechcraft D17S Staggerwing |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | NC1324 |
| MSN: | 187 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Palenville, Catskill Mountains, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Roosevelt Field, NY (morning) |
| Thousand Islands, NY |
Crashed into wooded mountainside after broke apart in a violent storm over the Hudson River on a pleasure flight. Pilot Wallis C. Bird (40, sportsman) aparently thrown out, because his body found on a bank of the Hudson River next day.
Sources:
Schenectady Gazette 5 June 1940, p1
Wallis Clinton Bird
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2021 09:55 | TB | Added |
| 18-Oct-2022 17:43 | Cobar | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport] |
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