ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66954
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| Date: | Friday 20 August 1920 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Army Hot Air Free Balloon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Balloon School |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Carlstrom Field, Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Hot Air Balloon, United States Army Balloon School: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 20 August 1920 when crashed at Carlstrom Field, Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California
Arcadia is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located about 13 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains
Sources:
1. #http://www.aviationarchaeology.com#
2. https://homesteadmuseum.blog/2019/11/16/up-up-and-away-with-the-arcadian-observer-16-november-1918/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcadia,_California#20th_century_until_World_War_II
4. https://media.defense.gov/2011/Apr/20/2001330089/-1/-1/0/110420-D-LN615-009.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2022 21:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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