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| Date: | Wednesday 25 January 1922 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Free Balloon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Balloon School |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | N of Los Alamitos, Orange Co, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ross Field, Arcadia, Near San Pedro, CA |
| North of Los Alamitos, Orange County, CA |
US Army Balloon: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 25 January 1922 is a landing accident,North of Los Alamitos, Orange County, CA Pilot, Gobel H Lewis killed.
Sources:
1. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/airforce/asp/AF_Monthly_1922.asp
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Alamitos,_California
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2022 20:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 06-Sep-2022 20:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 20-Nov-2022 21:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 20-Nov-2022 22:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 17-Sep-2023 02:07 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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