Accident de Havilland DH-4A H5894,
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Date:Thursday 15 May 1919
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic dh4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH-4A
Owner/operator:1 CS RAF
Registration: H5894
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sea near Boulogne -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:London UK
Destination airport:Paris Fr.
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
DH4a (Communication Sqn RAF) Crashed in the sea. One of those who died was Dr Aaron Aaronson, an American, and notable agricultural expert.

Sources:

1919 newsaccounts
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/pages/results/?date1=1919&index=12&date2=1919&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&rows=20&proxtext=Aaron+Aaronsohn&y=8&x=13&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
Het vaderland
20-05-1919

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Aug-2019 15:59 Nomann Added
22-Feb-2021 20:26 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
29-Mar-2021 03:53 angels one five Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Narrative]
25-Apr-2024 13:24 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]

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