ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233937
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| Date: | 17-JUN-1912 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss Pusher Biplane |
| Owner/operator: | Curtiss-Wright Aviators exhibition team |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Springfield, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Springfield |
| Springfield | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit a tree in poor Visibility and crashed, killing the pilot Julia Clark. She was the first American woman to die while piloting an airplane.
Sources:
Tilburgsche courant
19-06-1912
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2020 21:20 | Cobar | Added |
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