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| Date: | Thursday 17 November 1910 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Wright-B Biplane |
| Owner/operator: | Wright Exhibition Team |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Denver -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Overland Park Field,Denver |
| Overland Park Field,Denver | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A not properly repaired wing collapsed during a high altitude flight,the aircraft went into a spiraling dive and crashed. Killing the pilot Ralph Johnstone. The first American pilot crash death
Sources:
archive Bleiente
De Maasbode
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2008 01:54 | Bleiente | Added |
| 19-Mar-2020 22:12 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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