The charred skeleton of the giant Sikorsky biplane, which crashed and burst into flames immediately after starring on the projected flight from New York to Paris. The pilot, Captain Rene Fonck, the famous French ace, and Lieut. Curtin, jumped clear, but the wireless operator and mechanic perished in the flames. —Central Press photo.
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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 42, 13 November 1926, Page 24
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53The charred skeleton of the giant Sikorsky biplane, which crashed and burst into flames immediately after starring on the projected flight from New York to Paris. The pilot, Captain Rene Fonck, the famous French ace, and Lieut. Curtin, jumped clear, but the wireless operator and mechanic perished in the flames. —Central Press photo. Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 42, 13 November 1926, Page 24
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