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| Date: | Monday 11 October 1915 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  Curtiss JN-1 |
| Owner/operator: | US Army Signal Corps |
| Registration: | SC-30 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San Diego Bay, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | North Island, San Diego, CA |
Lost control in a loop and crashed into San Diego Bay. Pilot Lieut. W. R. Talliaferro
Sources:
https://www.earlyaviators.com/etaliafe.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10966040/walter-richard-taliaferro#view-photo=11201468
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDDU19151012.2.4&srpos=2&e=12-10-1915-16-12-1915--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-TALIAFERRO-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2024 06:40 | Nieman | Added |
| 13-Aug-2024 12:21 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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