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| Date: | Friday 1 August 1924 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-4B |
| Owner/operator: | US Air Mail |
| Registration: | 297 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Reno, NV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Reno, NV |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost control crashed into telephone wires and caught fire. A house was also destroyed in the fire. The pilot was flying in a salute at the funeral of an air mail mechanic.
Sources:
https://books.google.nl/books?id=8FtOAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA301&lpg=PA301&dq=air+mail++crash+grampian+pa+march+7+1925&source=bl&ots=eDn7WcUPCR&sig=ACfU3U0sLP5k7I1yygmyXpby7ZURBWI91w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjC-LLfzqn0AhUxNOwKHaiHB5UQ6AF6BAgQEAM#v=onepage&q=air%20mail%20%20crash%20grampian%20pa%20march%207%201925&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2021 14:32 | Cobar | Added |
| 25-Nov-2021 16:36 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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