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| Date: | Tuesday 26 May 1931 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Bellanca TES |
| Owner/operator: | The Chicago Daily News |
| Registration: | NC855E |
| MSN: | 118 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | DuPage County, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
The Bellanca TES (Tandem Experimental Sesquiplane) was a push-pull sesquiplane aircraft designed in 1929 for the first non-stop flight from Seattle to Tokyo.
It crashed when the rear propeller driveshaft broke due to vibration and all four on board lost their lives.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellanca_TES
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137007724/shirley-j_-short
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2023 06:36 | harro | Added |
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