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Date: | Thursday 17 December 1903 |
Time: | 12:00 |
Type: | Wright Flyer |
Owner/operator: | Orville and Wilbur Wright |
Registration: | None |
MSN: | 1 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina -
United States of America
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Test |
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Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Following the fourth test flight of the day, the Wright Flyer was substantially damaged when a strong gust of wind overturned the aircraft, casing it to roll repeatedly across the ground. While the aircraft was subsequently repaired, it never flew again.
Sources:
-https://www.aia-aerospace.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/THE-1919-AIRCRAFT-YEAR-BOOK.pdf, pgs. 304-309
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Jan-2022 13:51 |
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