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| Date: | Sunday 27 July 1919 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss JN-4D |
| Owner/operator: | Air Service of the U.S. Army |
| Registration: | SC-2647 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wooded area vicinity of Ellington Field, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Ellington Field, TX |
| Ellington Field, TX | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed after entering a spin.
Second Lieutenant Francis Bryan, pilot instructor died in crash. Aviation cadet Private Will Poncik survived.
Sources:
#http://www.aviationarchaeology.com#
https://hotvetsmem.com/ww1cas/ww1eastland/hotww1hrbioeastland.html#FMB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2024 06:37 | drayjones | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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