Incident de Havilland DH-4B 95,
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Date:Tuesday 4 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: 95
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Burton, OH -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Chicago, IL
Destination airport:Cleveland, OH
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Emergency landing in a field due to an engine failure, lost control trying to avoid telephone wires and crashed.

Sources:

https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/fad-to-fundamental-airmail-in-america-airmail-pilot-stories-no-old-bold-pilots/rest-of

Revision history:

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23-Nov-2021 11:53 Cobar Added

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