ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267850
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| Date: | Sunday 20 October 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Ryan B-1 Brougham |
| Owner/operator: | J O Dockery |
| Registration: | NC5559 |
| MSN: | 124 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Marianna, AR -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Marianna, AR |
Collision in midair with a parachutist, the parachute became entangled on the aircraft and it crashed from 500 ft out of control. The parachutist fell to his death.
Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/55720020/
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1940-10-21/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=10%2F18%2F1940&index=1&date2=10%2F22%2F1940&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Marianna+MARIANNA&proxdistance=5&state=&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=Marianna&dateFilterType=range&page=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2021 19:13 | Cobar | Added |
| 03-Sep-2022 17:56 | Cobar | Updated [Source] |
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