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| Date: | Tuesday 18 July 1905 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Blériot-Voisin II |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Billancourt -
 France
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
take off from river Seine
Pilot: Gabriel Voisin
-Glider built jointly by Freres Voisin and Louis Blériot. As their precedent glider, flown 8th June 1905, this one disregarded completely about control, and was not equally stable. The glider, on floats, was towed by a boat in the river. It tilted inmediately and failed to take off. Gabriel Voisin was just saved from drowning
Sources:
- archive Bleiente
- VOLAR El Mundo de la Aviación EGC Ediciones 1982 Vol V Pag 872
- http://www.librosmaravillosos.com/losavionesvoisinyprimervuelo/index.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2008 22:11 | Bleiente | Added |
| 27-Mar-2010 04:31 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Oct-2015 06:19 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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