ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225891
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| Date: | Monday 4 November 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Rotor-Craft RH-1 Pinwheel |
| Owner/operator: | Rotor-Craft Corporation |
| Registration: | n/a |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Van Nuys Metro Airport, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
"The Pinwheel" strap-on Navy helicopter prototype plunget from 50ft and wrecked. Pilot Dick Whitehead was injured.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 5 November 1957, p10
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2019 18:29 | TB | Added |
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