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| Date: | Saturday 6 May 1911 |
| Time: | c. 17:30 |
| Type: | Sommer Biplane model 1911 |
| Owner/operator: | Rene Vallon |
| Registration: | Unregistered |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shanghai -
 China
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Kiangwan, Racecourse |
| Shanghai, Racecourse | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost control In a fast descent and crashed, killing the pilot Rene Vallon. First aviation death in China.
Sources:
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8B%92%E5%86%85%C2%B7%E7%93%A6%E9%9A%86
archive Bleiente
Algemeen Handelsblad
08-05-1911
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2008 12:19 | Bleiente | Added |
| 13-Mar-2020 14:39 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-May-2023 13:50 | RDV | Updated |
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