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| Date: | Thursday 8 October 1914 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Morane-Saulnier |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Gatchina -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
During training flight the plane lost speed, fell into a spin and collided with the ground, killing the pilot, Mihail Nesterov.
The pilot attempted to perform maneuvers similar to modern combat turn. Mihail Nesterov was younger brother of the famous Russian pilot Pyotr Nesterov.
Sources:
http://76.163.106.187/index.php?PHPSESSID=cbb6d8fbc80ec756bbfc2cce19eb6345&topic=248.0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2011 03:28 | krasatpi | Added |
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