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History: Photos of Plane Crashes From Early Days of Flight

Written by Lon Cohen  |  10. May 2021

With Long Island’s connection to the earliest days of flight it’s no wonder that our home is called the cradle of aviation. Dating back to the late 1800s, Long Island has contributed to many firsts in aviation history.

 

Check out our article: Five times Long Island made aviation history

 

Along with the successes, there are some failures and unfortunately as much as we are inspired by the soaring of man-made machines, sometimes, those machines come crashing to the ground.

 

More: HISTORY: Photos of Aviation History on Long Island Through the Years

 

Below we have gathered together from the Cradle of Aviation archives just a sample of some photographs taken of planes that crashed on Long Island. The brave men and women who first went up into the wild blue yonder in planes that were definitely not as safe or stable as the ones we take for granted today.

 

Travel Aire 2000 wrecked in a plowed field. Photo: Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, NY.

 

Straitwing Reliant on its back in shallow water, minimal damage. Photo: Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, NY.

 

Wreckage of unidentified aircraft, crashed into a garage nose down and cracked in half. Photo: Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, NY.

 

DH-4 unended at Hazelhurst Field, L.I., left front view. Photo: Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, NY.

 

Fairchild 22 crash Westbury L.I. in which Capt. Harry Manning, (one of Amelia Earhart's navigators) was injured. Photo: Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, NY.

 

WACO CUC on nose, broken right lower wing &  landing gear, right rear 3/4 view. Photo: Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, NY.

 

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