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| + | In 1907, the Coshocton Aerial Navigation Co. built a small dirigible captained by Captain Frank Fuhr, which was used for joyrides at local county fairs in the area. Fuhr was contracted to do four flights during the Licking County Fair in Newark and experienced difficulties with all attempts. The first attempt failed when the ship got caught in a tree. On the second attempt, the plane was over taken by by a strong wind an carried over Newark at about 1,800 feet. As the wind began growing stronger Fuhr lost control of the plane and was forced to slash the nylon blimp and crash into a tree. Fuhr was able to climb out of the tree safely. Fuhr's flight caught the attention of The New York Times which wrote about the incident on October 4th, 1907. <ref> Fleming, D. (2008, February 17). 1907 wind gale took dirigible pilot on flight from Newark to Coshocton. ThisWeek Community Newspapers-Licking County. </ref> | ||
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The explosion scattered wreckage for more than half a block and the gasoline spilled quickly ignited to cause a large fire. It took more than 100 firemen and volunteers to put out the blaze. The incident is known as Ohio's worst military aviation accident. <ref> Six Army Men and Two Civilians Lose Lives. (1942, September 8). The Newark Advocate. </ref> The cause of the crash has since been attributed to severe weather encountered en route. The crash time was 12:03 p.m.. <ref> Bennett, K. (2012, September 9). Death from above. The Newark Advocate, pp. 7A-8A. </ref> | The explosion scattered wreckage for more than half a block and the gasoline spilled quickly ignited to cause a large fire. It took more than 100 firemen and volunteers to put out the blaze. The incident is known as Ohio's worst military aviation accident. <ref> Six Army Men and Two Civilians Lose Lives. (1942, September 8). The Newark Advocate. </ref> The cause of the crash has since been attributed to severe weather encountered en route. The crash time was 12:03 p.m.. <ref> Bennett, K. (2012, September 9). Death from above. The Newark Advocate, pp. 7A-8A. </ref> | ||
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| + | ==November 18th, 1955== | ||
| + | Another plane crash occurred in November of 1955, when the plane of Lt. J.J. Malanaphy crashed in a field off Rt. 79 near Wilkins Corners. Lt. </ref> Identify Body of Jet Pilot Killed in Fall; No Midair Collision. (1955, November 21). The Newark Advocate, p. 1. </ref> Malanaphy of Houston, TX was one for four in a formation traveling from Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado to Lockbourne. that crashed around 10:20 p.m. on a Friday evening. Malanaphy was missing for about 12 hours before his body was found buried in a muddy corn field. The plane of Lt. Russell Thoburn also crashed, but Lt. Thoburn was able to eject himself and float safely to a nearby tree. He was treated at the local hospital for abrasions and shock. Inclement weather was said to be the cause of the double crash. <ref> Jet Crashes Here; One Pilot Missing. (1955, November 19). The Newark Advocate, p. 1. </ref> | ||
Revision as of 11:00, 6 March 2015
With the close proximity to XXX, there have been a number of reported airplane crashes recorded in Licking County.
October 3rd, 1907
In 1907, the Coshocton Aerial Navigation Co. built a small dirigible captained by Captain Frank Fuhr, which was used for joyrides at local county fairs in the area. Fuhr was contracted to do four flights during the Licking County Fair in Newark and experienced difficulties with all attempts. The first attempt failed when the ship got caught in a tree. On the second attempt, the plane was over taken by by a strong wind an carried over Newark at about 1,800 feet. As the wind began growing stronger Fuhr lost control of the plane and was forced to slash the nylon blimp and crash into a tree. Fuhr was able to climb out of the tree safely. Fuhr's flight caught the attention of The New York Times which wrote about the incident on October 4th, 1907. [1]
September 8th, 1942
Perhaps the most well known plane crash occurred on September 8th, 1942 when a B-25 bomber carrying passengers from Wright Field in Dayton to Mitchell field in New York, [2] crashed into the corner of Hudson and Wyoming Streets in downtown Newark. All six men on the bomber were killed in the tragedy, including five soldiers and one civilian, as well as two Newark women caught in the debris. Mrs. Jane Irwin, 62, was killed when the plane hit the apartment house she owned on Hudson Street, and Mrs. Dollie Campbell, 73, died as she walked along the street near the crash after leaving Carroll's Department Store.
The pilot, Colonel Douglass Kilpatrick, was killed when he attempted to bail out of the plane, but due to the wet weather, his parachute failed to open and he fell through the roof of an office building at the corner of Clinton and Locust Streets. The co-pilot Second Lieutenant A.C. Lauver was also killed when he tried to bail out and he landed on the concrete loading platform of the fright office at the B&O Railroad Depot. The other men, Corporal Charles Watson, Private Russell Arens, Second Lieutenant Russell Mewlin and Ovido Picon were found amongst the wreckage. [3]
The explosion scattered wreckage for more than half a block and the gasoline spilled quickly ignited to cause a large fire. It took more than 100 firemen and volunteers to put out the blaze. The incident is known as Ohio's worst military aviation accident. [4] The cause of the crash has since been attributed to severe weather encountered en route. The crash time was 12:03 p.m.. [5]
November 18th, 1955
Another plane crash occurred in November of 1955, when the plane of Lt. J.J. Malanaphy crashed in a field off Rt. 79 near Wilkins Corners. Lt. </ref> Identify Body of Jet Pilot Killed in Fall; No Midair Collision. (1955, November 21). The Newark Advocate, p. 1. </ref> Malanaphy of Houston, TX was one for four in a formation traveling from Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado to Lockbourne. that crashed around 10:20 p.m. on a Friday evening. Malanaphy was missing for about 12 hours before his body was found buried in a muddy corn field. The plane of Lt. Russell Thoburn also crashed, but Lt. Thoburn was able to eject himself and float safely to a nearby tree. He was treated at the local hospital for abrasions and shock. Inclement weather was said to be the cause of the double crash. [6]- ↑ Fleming, D. (2008, February 17). 1907 wind gale took dirigible pilot on flight from Newark to Coshocton. ThisWeek Community Newspapers-Licking County.
- ↑ Twenty-Five Years Ago. (1968, August 12). The Newark Advocate, p. 4.
- ↑ World War II Comes Close To Home When B-25 Bomber Crashes in Newark. (1982, September 1). The Magazine, p. 16.
- ↑ Six Army Men and Two Civilians Lose Lives. (1942, September 8). The Newark Advocate.
- ↑ Bennett, K. (2012, September 9). Death from above. The Newark Advocate, pp. 7A-8A.
- ↑ Jet Crashes Here; One Pilot Missing. (1955, November 19). The Newark Advocate, p. 1.
