ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224422
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Date: | Wednesday 7 October 1903 |
Time: | |
Type: | Aerodrome |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | - |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Potomac River, DC -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The Aerodrome, a powered aircraft developed by Samuel Langley, crashed into the Potomac River after the wing clipped part of the catapult, leading to a plunge into the river.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Pierpont_Langley Media:
Public Domain, Link
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Apr-2019 18:40 |
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