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| Date: | Wednesday 10 May 1911 |
| Time: | 06:20 |
| Type: | Curtiss Type IV |
| Owner/operator: | US Army Signal Corps |
| Registration: | SC-2 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ft. Sam Houston |
| Ft. Sam Houston |
Lost control in a turn after a go-around and crashed. Pilot Lieut. George Kelly (33) killed.
Note: he was the first US aviator died in military plane crash.
Sources:
archive Bleiente
https://books.google.nl/books?id=Q90iasdk0XYC&pg=RA5-PA16&lpg=RA5-PA16&dq=us+air+corps+sc-15+curtiss&source=bl&ots=XeN04ZDAa9&sig=ACfU3U3uyOfkH84VF-cSPvFqSeuJIDPvWQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjr5oeomf7nAhUOwAIHHXsZDO4Q6AEwDHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=us%20air%20corps%20sc-15%20curtiss&f=false
Lakeland Ledger 10 May 1961, p5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2008 12:20 | Bleiente | Added |
| 03-Mar-2020 11:48 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Registration, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jun-2022 07:21 | TB | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jun-2023 21:25 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 10-Mar-2024 12:47 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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