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| Date: | Tuesday 4 October 1927 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Yackey Model 1 Monoplane |
| Owner/operator: | W.A. Yackey |
| Registration: | NC1296 |
| MSN: | YCM-2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maywood, Chicago, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Checkerboard Field, Chicago, IL |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost a wing in a steep turn and crashed from 500ft catching fire. Italian aviador veteran of WWI Wilfred A. Yackey.
Sources:
http://www.fhproject.org/Histories/Maywood/Wilfred%20Yackey.htm
La Nación (Santiago) 5 October 1927, p12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2021 20:05 | Cobar | Added |
| 02-Jan-2024 13:16 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jan-2024 13:21 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
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