ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234027
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| Date: | 14-AUG-1911 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Moisant Monoplane |
| Owner/operator: | Rene Simon |
| Registration: | 29 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Lake Michigan off 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 |
| Grant Park |
Came in to low and crashed into Lake Michigan, the pilot Rene Simon was rescued by Hugh Robinson in a Curtiss Hydroplane, making it the first airplane rescue at sea by another airplane. Participant in the 1911 Chicago International Aviation Meet (August 12 to August 20, 1911)
Sources:
https://chicagology.com/transportation/1911aviation/
https://www.gettyimages.be/detail/nieuwsfoto's/rene-simons-monoplane-in-lake-near-view-of-men-pulling-a-nieuwsfotos/138142386
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2020 12:38 | Cobar | Added |
| 15-Mar-2020 12:44 | Cobar | Updated [Source] |
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