Rutherford Page

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Rutherford Page (1880 - January 22, 1912) was an early American aviator who died in an airplane crash.

Biography

He was from New York and crashed from a height of 75 feet at Dominguez Field in Los Angeles, California on January 22, 1912 at 4:00 in his Curtiss biplane and was dead when extricated from the wreckage.^[1]

References

↑ "Aviator Page killed in Los Angeles crash. Thousands of Spectators See Young New Yorker Plunge from Height of 75 Feet". New York Times. January 23, 1912. Retrieved 2011-11-15. "Rutherford Page of New York City fell from a height of seventy-five feet in a Curtiss biplane and was dead when helpers extricated him from the wreckage at Dominguez Field here shortly after 4:04 pm."

Aviation accidents and incidents before 1920

July 13, 1897 Arctic Balloon Expedition
Sep 25, 1909 Lebaudy République airship
Jul 13, 1910 Erbslöh airship
May 13, 1912 Flanders Monoplane

Aug 7, 1913 Cody Floatplane
Sep 9, 1913 Helgoland disaster
Oct 17, 1913 Johannisthal disaster

Incidents resulting in at least 50 deaths shown in italics
Deadliest incident shown in Bold SmallCaps

Persondata
Name	Page, Rutherford
Alternative names
Short description	American aviator
Date of birth	1880
Place of birth
Date of death	January 22, 1912
Place of death

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