ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223159
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| Date: | 18-JUN-1911 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: | Bleriot monoplane |
| Owner/operator: | Theodore Lemartin |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Vincennes, Paris -
 France
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Vincennes |
| Reims |
After take-off hit some trees and crashed, killing the pilot Theodore Lemartin. Was a participant in the “Le Circuit Européen” (Tour of Europe) air race.
Flying from Paris toReims, Liege,Spa,Liege,Soesterberg,Brussels,Roubaix,Calais,London,Calais and back to Paris,with 35 monoplanes and 18 biplanes.
Sources:
Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant
19-06-1911
http://proxy.handle.net/10648/6b2cd042-1ad9-102f-a76c-003048944028
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2019 20:35 | Cobar | Added |
| 17-Mar-2019 21:28 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2020 15:52 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2020 15:54 | Cobar | Updated [Time] |
| 15-Mar-2020 17:02 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative] |
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