Accident de Havilland DH-4B AS-63456, Wednesday 23 February 1921
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Date:Wednesday 23 February 1921
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic dh4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH-4B
Owner/operator:US Army Air Service
Registration: AS-63456
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Grounds of St Edwards College, Austin, TX. -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Penn Field, Austin, TX
Destination airport:Kelly Field 2, TX
Narrative:
Aircraft had entered a spin, crashed and caught fire.

Sources:

#http://www.aviationarchaeology.com#
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19210223.2.71&srpos=318&e=01-01-1920-01-12-1924--en--20--301--txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2021 20:35 Jinx 40 Updated [Location, ]
01-Aug-2022 15:33 Cobar Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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