De Havilland DH.4 crash, Jun 19, 1918 (2 killed), Wright-...
De Havilland DH.4 accident on June 19, 1918 near Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton) Ohio, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: A tie rod broke during a...
- Date: June 19, 1918
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.4
- Location: Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton) Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A tie rod broke during a dive from 15,000 feet, causing the wings to separate from the aircraft.
Lieutenant Frank Stuart Patterson and his observer LeRoy Amos Swan were killed on 19 June 1918 when their DH 4M crashed at Wilbur Wright Field near Dayton, Ohio, during tests of a machine gun and propeller synchronizer. During a dive from 15,000 feet a tie rod broke and the wings separated from the aircraft.