1909 Fernandez, "Aéral"

Built and flown by Antonio Fernandez. Antonio was born in Spain, moved to Nice when he was 33. Set up a women's tailor business.

This is the third and last aircraft he built. On Dec 6, 1909 he was in a hurry to fly. He repaired an elevator cable with his handkerchief. Something went wrong, and the aircraft dived into the ground killing Antonio. Becoming the third person in France to die in an aircraft accident.

42 hp water cooled ENV

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