Accident de Havilland DH-4B 97,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269740
 
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Date:Monday 16 December 1918
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic dh4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH-4B
Owner/operator:US Air Mail Services
Registration: 97
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Standard Aviation field, Elizabeth, NJ -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Standard Aviation field, Elizabeth, NJ
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
stalled, fell into a tail spin and crashed. The pilot Carl B. Smith became the Air Mail Service's first casualty.

Sources:

https://books.google.nl/books?id=8FtOAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA301&lpg=PA301&dq=air+mail++crash+grampian+pa+march+7+1925&source=bl&ots=eDn7WcUPCR&sig=ACfU3U0sLP5k7I1yygmyXpby7ZURBWI91w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjC-LLfzqn0AhUxNOwKHaiHB5UQ6AF6BAgQEAM#v=onepage&q=air%20mail%20%20crash%20grampian%20pa%20march%207%201925&f=false

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Nov-2021 19:40 Cobar Added
21-Nov-2021 19:56 Cobar Updated [Operator]
22-Nov-2021 10:04 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type]

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