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Crash of a Curtiss Carrier Pigeon in Montpelier: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
602
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Chicago - Bryan
Location:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While cruising at low altitude on a mail flight from Chicago to Bryan, the single engine aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area. Sole on board, the pilot Arthur R. Smith was killed.