ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237611
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| Date: | Friday 4 July 1913 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss Pusher Model D |
| Owner/operator: | Glenn L. Martin Company |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Petaluma, California, -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Kenilworth Park landing site | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Glenn L. Martin Company was contracted to take part in 4th of July flying exhibition in Petaluma. Company's chief pilot Grover Bell died in a crash when trying to avoid a band of horses romping in the Kenilworth Park landing site.
Grover Bell was elder brother of Lawrence Dale Bell, the founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation.
Sources:
http://www.earlyaviators.com/ebellgro.htm
A. J. Pelletier, Bell Aircraft since 1935, Naval Institute Press 1992, p. 9.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2020 08:14 | nempobur | Added |
| 24-Jul-2023 18:20 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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