ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27469
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| Date: | Thursday 17 November 1932 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lockheed Orion 9A Special |
| Owner/operator: | Hal Roach Studios |
| Registration: | NC12229 |
| MSN: | 187 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Victoria Falls, Matabeleland North -
 Zimbabwe
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Victoria Falls Airfield |
| Livingstone Airfield | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
"Spirit of Fun" crashed. Pilot Captain Arthur Dickson died in the crash, president of MGM Arthur Loew and his advocat were injured. The plane was engaged in a trip around the world. Capt. James Dickson, landed at the Victoria Falls aerodrome, mistaking it for the Livingstone aerodrome, nine miles distant. While trying to take off again the wheels of the Lockheed ‘Orion’ monoplane sunk into the soft sand of the aerodrome, causing the machine to turn over and crash into a tree.
Sources:
Lockheed Aircraft Since 1913 / Rene J. Francillon
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=MT19321117.2.55
Jenaer Volksblatt 18 Nobember 1932
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Dec-2012 12:08 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 05-Dec-2017 13:04 | gerard57 | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2020 14:19 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2021 11:31 | Cobar | Updated [Phase, Departure airport] |
| 20-May-2021 11:37 | Cobar | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2022 08:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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