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Date: | Wednesday 30 May 1928 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Hot Air Balloon # 3 |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Near Greensburg, Pennsylvania -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Near Greensburg, Pennsylvania |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:US Army Balloon No.3 crashed 30 May 1928 near Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Pilot, Paul Evert killed plus one other. According to one source (see link #2): "May 30, 1928 Hot Air Balloon - At the National Balloon Races Championship at adjacent "Bettis Field" a balloon crashes with 100,000 spectators, both operators die".
Sources:
1. The Tribune, Scranton, Pennsylvania Thursday, May 31, 1928
2.
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Allegheny_County_Airport#/Incidents 3.
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/airforce/asp/AF_Monthly_1928.asp 4.
https://media.defense.gov/2011/Apr/22/2001330125/-1/-1/0/AFD-110422-030.pdf 5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensburg,_Pennsylvania Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Sep-2022 21:46 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |