Accident Curtiss JN-6H AS-45056, Monday 7 March 1921
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Date:Monday 7 March 1921
Time:11:12
Type:Silhouette image of generic jn4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss JN-6H
Owner/operator:US Army Air Service
Registration: AS-45056
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Fort Knox, KY -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Camp Knox, Louisville, KY
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost control in a tailspin at 3000ft and crashed.

Sources:

#http://www.aviationarchaeology.com#
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/119256367/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Aug-2022 16:23 Cobar Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
22-Sep-2023 09:11 Ron Averes Updated

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