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Nieuport24 crashes at Rhinebeck Aerodrome in NY...

Postby Keep It Simple » Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:28 pm

Reports are still somewhat sketchy.... 8/17/08

Tragedy at the "Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome" in "upstate" NY......

It appears that the WWI "Fokker Dr1"
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Re: Nieuport11 crashes at Rhinebeck Aerodrome in NY...

Postby C » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:55 am

Very sad to hear, a tragic loss for all involved in ORA.

Other fora are suggesting it was a replica Nieuport 24, not an 11.

http://www.oldrhinebeck.org/collection/airplanes/Nieuport24.htm
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Re: Nieuport11 crashes at Rhinebeck Aerodrome in NY...

Postby Keep It Simple » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:09 pm

Very sad to hear, a tragic loss for all involved in ORA.

Other fora are suggesting it was a replica Nieuport 24, not an 11.

http://www.oldrhinebeck.org/collection/airplanes/Nieuport24.htm


Yes, updated info indicates it was a Nieuport 24.

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?news ... 4969&rfi=6


BTW, this is far from the first crash at ORA but this is the first death.
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Re: Nieuport24 crashes at Rhinebeck Aerodrome in NY...

Postby Hagar » Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:03 am

Sad news. :'(
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Re: Nieuport24 crashes at Rhinebeck Aerodrome in NY...

Postby Keep It Simple » Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:43 pm

About the pilot Vincent Nasta who tragicly got killed:

http://www2.timesreview.com/NR/Stories/ ... _nasta_den
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