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| Date: | Tuesday 9 April 1918 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss JN-4 |
| Owner/operator: | US Army SCAS |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Camp Taliaferro, Hicks Field, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Taliaferro Field, Hicks, Texas |
Crashed after entering a spin at SCAS, Camo Taliaferro, Hicks Field, Texas 9 April 1918. Pilot - Maurice G. Smith - was killed.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=tx&offset=8625
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Taliaferro
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2017 20:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2017 20:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Nature, ] |
| 17-Aug-2017 21:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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