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| Date: | Monday 9 February 1914 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: | Wright C |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Air Corps |
| Registration: | SC-10 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San Diego Bay, California, -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | North Island,San Diego |
| North Island, San Diego | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost a wing at 600ft and crashed into San Diego Bay killing the pilot Lt. Post. Had just set a new US altitude record of 12120ft.
Sources:
https://books.google.nl/books?id=Q90iasdk0XYC&pg=RA5-PA16&dq=us+air+corps+sc-15+curtiss&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiG4e7esv7nAhXE26QKHXhACKIQ6AEIKTAA#v=onepage&q=us%20air%20corps%20sc-15%20curtiss&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2020 13:26 | Cobar | Added |
| 24-Jul-2023 18:22 | Nepa | Updated |
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