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Army fliers killed in sight of Capitol. Two U.S. Air Corps fliers, Maj. George E. Rice and Lieut. Harry H. Geoffrey, were killed in this airplane crash when the ship they were flying was swept into a hillside by a gust of wind as a landing was attempted oon Bolling field, Washington, D.C. The fliers were killed instantly in the cockpit. 12/4/35

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Army fliers killed in sight of Capitol. Two U.S. Air Corps fliers, Maj. George E. Rice and Lieut. Harry H. Geoffrey, were killed in this airplane crash when the ship they were flying was swept into a hillside by a gust of wind as a landing was attempted oon Bolling field, Washington, D.C. The fliers were killed instantly in the cockpit. 12/4/35

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A black and white photo of a man working on a plane.

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Aviators and Airplanes in DC

Airplanes and blimps above National Mall, Washington Monument, Potomac river and around.

Collection - Aviators and Airplanes in DC
National Capital: The good old days of aviation

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Date

01/01/1935

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Contributors

Harris & Ewing, photographer

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Location

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687

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Library of Congress

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http://www.loc.gov/

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