Accident Bleriot XI 50HP 1, Sunday 11 January 1914
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Date:Sunday 11 January 1914
Time:
Type:Bleriot XI 50HP
Owner/operator:Escuela de Aeronáutica Militar (EAM)
Registration: 1
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lo Espejo -   Chile
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Santiago
Destination airport:Santiago
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Lost control and crashed from 300 meters, killing the pilot Teniente 2°Francisco Mery Aguirre (20). The first victim of the Chilean military aviation.

Sources:

Scramble
Het vaderland
13-01-1914
Francisco Mery Aguirre

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Jul-2019 20:01 TB Added
21-Mar-2020 08:52 Cobar Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
20-Oct-2023 07:53 TB Updated
17-May-2024 17:44 TB Updated [Narrative]
17-May-2024 17:59 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]

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