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| Date: | Thursday 2 May 1918 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.4M |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | AS-32084 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | McCook Field, Dayton, OH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | McCook Field, Dayton, OH |
Stalled and crashed during test flight by Major Oscar Brindley, and Lt. Col. Henry Damm, out of McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.
The cause was found to be a spark plug that "had jammed itself between the wing's trailing edge and aileron.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_before_1925
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2018 13:37 | harro | Added |
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