Incident Bleriot Monoplane ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233690
 
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Date:Thursday 18 January 1912
Time:
Type:Bleriot Monoplane
Owner/operator:Colin Browne
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Colombo -   Sri Lanka
Phase: Landing
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:Colombo Racecourse
Destination airport:Colombo Racecourse
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The aircraft clipped a bamboo pole on a building and crashed inside the grounds injuring the pilot Franz Oster.

Sources:

https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/sunday-times-sri-lanka/20121202/283021166973786
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
21-01-1912

Revision history:

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