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| Date: | Wednesday 4 July 1923 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ocean Park, Santa Monica -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Clover Field, Santa Monica, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The plane crashed and caught fire after the wings collapsed while performing a loop at 2300 ft, killing B.H. DeLay, a famed California aviator and his passenger. Sabotage of the aircraft was suspected.
Sources:
https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/a-famed-Bay-Area-pilot-died-in-a-plane-crash-16732105.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2022 12:15 | gerard57 | Added |
| 31-Jul-2022 17:43 | Cobar | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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