USA: Swedish pilot crashes plane into dock as transatlantic flight attempt fails

Record ID: 383759

  • Title: USA: Swedish pilot crashes plane into dock as transatlantic flight attempt fails
  • Date: 1st January 1910
  • Summary: SLATE INFORMATION: Bayonne, N.J.- A plane built for transatlantic flight. Swedish aviator hopes to fly to England in 21 hours USA: New Jersey: Bayonne: EXT Men working on biplane moored on water outside house, Woman smashes bottle of champagne (?) against seaplane Crowds along jetty with plane at sundown Man in hat silhouetted against treees and plane Pilot in cockpit Plane along water as it swings around and crashes into dock
  • Embargoed: 16th January 1910 12:00
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  • Location: BAYONNE, N.J.,U.S.A.
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Transport
  • Reuters ID: LVA9Z2TQMYTHMW4GFFWFG17OVVQ3
  • Story Text: Swedish pilot hopes to fly from Bayonne, New Jersey to England in a seaplane 'Sunrise' but crashes into a dock.
  • Copyright Holder: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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