[AEA Aerodrome No. 1 "Red Wing" aircraft after crashing on Keuka Lake]

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Identifier2018-10-01-B_image_041SourceThe Alexander Graham Bell and the Aerial Experiment Association Photograph Collection (2018-10-01-B), Box 1, Folder 3CreatorAerial Experiment AssociationDescriptionPhotograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 1 "Red Wing" aircraft after crashing on Keuka Lake, New York, March 17, 1908. The pilot, Frederick Walker Baldwin, was not injured.

Inscription: "Drome No. 1 Selfridge's Red Wing on the ice Lake Keuka near Hammondsport, N.Y. carrying Mr. F. W. Baldwin as aviator. The Red Wing struck the ice on one wing and was wrecked. The photo shows the wing-piece crushing in, thus acting as a buffer to reduce the shock to the aviator. The machine was destroyed, but Mr. Baldwin escaped without injury. Photo taken March 17, 1908."

Caption from bulletin: "14. Drome No. 1, Selfridge's Red Wing, making its last flight over the ice on Lake Keuka, near Hammondsport, N.Y., carrying Mr. F.W. Baldwin as Aviator, March 17, 1908. The Red Wing was tilted over on one side and struck the ice. The photograph shows the wing-piece gradually crushing in, this acting as a buffer to reduce the shock of landing. The machine was wrecked but the aviator escaped without injury."

Part of a souvenir bulletin containing text and photographs related to the work of the Aerial Experiment Association, issued April 12, 1909.Creation Date1908-03-17SubjectAerial Experiment AssociationAerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No 1 Red WingBaldwin, Frederick Walker, 1882-1948Keuka Lake (N.Y.)PlaceNew York (State)United StatesOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Alexander Graham Bell and the Aerial Experiment Association Photograph Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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