ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273656
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Date: | Wednesday 4 July 1923 |
Time: | |
Type: | Airplane |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Ocean Park, Santa Monica -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Clover Field, Santa Monica, CA |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The plane crashed and caught fire after the wings collapsed while performing a loop at 2300 ft, killing B.H. DeLay, a famed California aviator and his passenger. Sabotage of the aircraft was suspected.
Sources:
https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/a-famed-Bay-Area-pilot-died-in-a-plane-crash-16732105.php Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Jan-2022 12:15 |
gerard57 |
Added |
31-Jul-2022 17:43 |
Cobar |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
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