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| Date: | Friday 4 April 1913 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Blériot XI |
| Owner/operator: | Hellenic Army Air Service |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Langadas -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Torn appart by a thunderstorm. Both occupants fell to ground from high altitude. Pilot was Emmanuel Argyropoulos the first Greek Civil Aviator and Observer was Konstantinos Manos, the first recorded Greek Civil Passenger. See 17-04-1913,April 4 is the date according to the Julian Calender.
Sources:
Newspaper "Empros", 6-April-1913, page 4 (available through www.nlg.gr )
"Ellenika Ftera", (Greek Wings),book by Airman Helias Kartalamakis,Athens 1983
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2011 02:20 | nikitas | Added |
| 27-Apr-2011 06:04 | AGV | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jan-2020 10:43 | Air Command | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 05-Mar-2020 13:44 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jul-2022 07:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
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