ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234537
Last updated: 5 June 2020
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| Date: | 20-JUN-1913 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Wright CH Seaplane |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | B-2 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Chesapeake Bay off Annapolis MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Annapolis |
| Kent Island |
Lost control in turbulent weather, throwing the pilot, Ens W. D. Billingsley, from the aircraft killing him. The Passenger,Lt. Towers, stayed with the plane, sustaining injuries when the plane hit the water. The first fatality in US naval aviation.
Sources:
http://www.volaticum.com/american-magazine-of-aeronautics-volume-12-06-june-1913.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2020 10:54 | Cobar | Added |
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