The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in New York canceled its remaining air shows for the season after a World War I replica plane crashed on Oct. 5, killing 60-year-old pilot and board member Brian Coughlin.
Historians consider it one of the best planes of World War I, maybe the best. After the war, it was the first fighter stationed at Mitchel Field, then a fledgling military base adjacent to Roosevelt ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Single-engine, single-seat, German World War I biplane fighter; 160-horsepower Mercedes D.IIIa water-cooled engine.
An initial investigation has determined the cause of a crash that claimed the life of a well-known pilot at an air show in New York. Just before 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 in Dutchess County, a World ...
A pilot flying a World War 1 replica plane died at an air show 80 miles from Manhattan when his Fokker D.VIII caught fire over Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in upstate New York. The Red Hook Police ...