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Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 in Ellington AFB

Date & Time: May 6, 1919
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-30985
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ellington AFB - Ellington AFB
Location:
Ellington AFB (Houston)
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 at Ellington AFB

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1919
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-29071
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Ellington AFB (Houston)
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered an engine failure, entered a dive and crashed at Ellington Field.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4C in Everman: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 12, 1918
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
SC-39168
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Everman-Barron Field
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training mission. At an altitude of about 4,000 feet, the aircraft entered a spin and crashed in an open field near Everman-Barron Field Airport. A crew was killed and the second occupants was injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
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