ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234025
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Date: | 15-AUG-1911 |
Time: | |
Type: | Baldwin Biplane |
Owner/operator: | William R Badger |
Registration: | 1 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Grant Park, Chicago, IL -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
Departure airport: | Grant Park |
Destination airport: | Grant Park |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Pulling up out of a dive the aircraft broke up and crashed, killing the pilot William R Badger. Participant in the 1911 Chicago International Aviation Meet (August 12 to August 20, 1911)
Sources:
http://www.volaticum.com/american-magazine-of-aeronautics-volume-09-03-september-1911.htm http://earlyaviators.com/badger01.jpg https://chicagology.com/transportation/1911aviation/
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
15-Mar-2020 11:16 |
Cobar |
Added |
15-Mar-2020 11:48 |
Cobar |
Updated [Registration, Source] |
15-Mar-2020 12:39 |
Cobar |
Updated [Narrative] |
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