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| Date: | Monday 16 March 1914 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Blériot Monoplane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off San Sebastian -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot Hanouille Elie (Belgian) drowned.
Failure of the rudder at the end of a looping with his Bleriot and crashing from 150 m into the La Concha Bay.
Sources:
Broken wings index
www.belgian-wings.be
http://www.air-journal.fr/2012-03-16-le-16-mars-1914-dans-le-ciel-mort-d%E2%80%99hanouille-544983.html
De Maasbode
18-03-1914
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2012 05:07 | ThW | Added |
| 22-Mar-2020 14:22 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-May-2024 06:05 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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