Accident de Havilland DH-4B 79,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269761
 
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Date:Wednesday 12 May 1920
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: 79
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Oskaloosa, IA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Omaha, NE
Destination airport:Iowa City, IA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hit a tree and crashed while landing to find the way after getting lost, passenger killed.

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
22-Nov-2021 12:58 Cobar Added
22-Nov-2021 12:59 Cobar Updated [Date]
22-Nov-2021 13:53 Cobar Updated [Operator]

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