Date: | Wednesday 30 October 1935 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing 299 Flying Fortress |
Owner/operator: | Boeing Aircraft |
Registration: | NX13372 |
MSN: | 1963 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Wright-Patterson AFB, OH - United States of America |
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Wright-Patterson AFB, OH |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
#OTD 1935 @BoeingAirplanes Model 299 (B-17 prototype) crashed on take-off during test flight at Wright Field killing pilot Maj Ployer Hill (@HAFB named for him) & Boeing chief test pilot Leslie Tower. Locked elevators caused stall, led to use of preflight checklists @WrightPattAF pic.twitter.com/qEZz8XAfji
— AFLCMC History Office (@AFLCMCHO) October 30, 2021
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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20-Dec-2010 13:30 | harro | Added |
21-Mar-2013 15:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
19-May-2015 20:02 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
20-Nov-2019 07:08 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
30-Oct-2021 12:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |