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| Date: | Thursday 4 September 1913 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Wright C (Burgess Model J) Hydroplane |
| Owner/operator: | U.S Air Corps |
| Registration: | SC-18 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San Diego Bay -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | North Island,San Diego |
| North Island,San Diego |
Lost control in a turn at 300ft and crashed into the bay killing the pilot Lt Love.
Sources:
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
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2020 12:58 | Cobar | Added |
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