ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60096
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| Date: | Thursday 11 August 1927 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Bryant Monoplane |
| Owner/operator: | Arthur V. Rogers |
| Registration: | NX705 |
| MSN: | A 1522 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vail Field, Montebello, San Gabriel Valley, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Vail Field, Montebello, California |
| Vail Field, Montebello, California | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A World War One flying ace, Captain Arthur V. Rogers entered his Bryant cantilever monoplane in the Dole Race from Oakland, California to Hawaii, for which was a $35,000 first prize. The plane was named 'Angel of Los Angeles'. Designed by Leslie Bryan, the aircraft was unusual in that its two engines were arranged in tandem, one a tractor the other a pusher.
On the 11th of August 1927 Arthur Rogers took his aircraft for a trial flight at Vail Field, Montebello, San Gabriel valley, eight miles east of Los Angeles, California. Apparently returning to the airfield for landing, the plane was seen to enter a dive from a low altitude. According to the headline in the "New York Times" (12 August 1927):
"THIRD DOLE FLIER KILLED IN CRASH AT LOS ANGELES: Accident to Capt. A. V. Rogers Makes Three Planes Wrecked Among Entrants. HIS WIFE SEES THE TRAGEDY Parachute Leap Apparently Failed After Plane Nose Dived at 150 Feet."
The pilot was reported to have attempted to bail out, but there was insufficient height for his parachute to open.
Sources:
1. http://www.thisdayinaviation/com/tag/arthur-v-rogers/
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accmisc.htm
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_N2.html
4. https://todayinhistory.blog/2018/08/16/august-16-1927-the-dole-air-race/
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dole_Air_Race
6. The New York Times. 12 August 1927.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2009 19:39 | angels one five | Added |
| 28-Dec-2011 01:25 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2016 20:20 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2019 23:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2022 21:19 | Cobar | Updated [Cn] |
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