Accident Curtis F SC-15,
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Date:Tuesday 8 April 1913
Time:
Type:Curtis F
Owner/operator:US Air Corps -
Registration: SC-15
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:San Diego Bay, California, -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:SCAS Rockwell Field, Coronado, CA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Aircraft cartwheeled after the right wing hit the water in a turn and crashed. The Pilot Lt Brereton was saved,Lt.Chandler drowned.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com
https://books.google.nl/books?id=Q90iasdk0XYC&pg=RA5-PA16&lpg=RA5-PA16&dq=us+air+corps+sc-15+curtiss&source=bl&ots=XeN04ZDAa9&sig=ACfU3U3uyOfkH84VF-cSPvFqSeuJIDPvWQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjr5oeomf7nAhUOwAIHHXsZDO4Q6AEwDHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=goodier&f=false

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-May-2012 12:59 ThW Added
03-Mar-2020 11:38 Cobar Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative]
29-Mar-2020 17:22 Cobar Updated [Departure airport]
24-Jul-2023 18:19 Nepa Updated [[Departure airport]]

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