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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145456
 
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Date:Wednesday 17 April 1912
Time:
Type:Bleriot
Owner/operator:Private (Verrept John)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Châteaufort, Versailles, Yvelines 78 -   France
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Pilot: Verrept John (Belgian) - killed
His monoplane collapsed at a height of 600 feet, and he was killed instantly. Friends of Vorrept express the opinion the aviator committed suicide. He had yesterday, they say, a dispute with his fiancee, to whom he swore he would kill himself.

Sources:

http://earlyaviators.com/everrept.htm
Broken Wings index

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-May-2012 05:01 ThW Added
21-Nov-2022 12:26 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Narrative]

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