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| Date: | Sunday 11 January 1920 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Dayton-Wright (Airco) DH.4 |
| Owner/operator: | 104th Aero Sqn USAAC |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Silver Creek, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fort Bliss, Texas |
| Silver Creek, Arizona |
Destroyed in a Fatal accident on January 11, 1920 at Silver Creek, Arizona; the pilot, Bruce Struthers, was killed, The aircraft type is presumed - the 104th Aero Squadron US Army Air Corps (which became the 13th Bomb Squadron US Army Air Corps) operated the Dayton-Wright (Airco) DeHavilland DH.4 between 1919 and 1922; the unit was based at Fort Bliss Texas between November 6, 1919 and July 2 1921 (with a "B" Flight operating from Marfa Field, Texas between November 6, 1919 and September 3, 1920).
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1940sB4/1920.htm
2. http://www.accident-report.com/crews/1908_1941/1920.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Bomb_Squadron
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1908-1920.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2016 18:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Dec-2016 18:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Dec-2018 07:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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