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*28 January - [[Royal Aircraft Factory]] test pilot Maj. [[Frank W. Goodden]] is killed in the second prototype [[S.E.5]], ''A4562'' at [[RAE Farnborough]], when it breaks up in flight. At the time of his death, Goodden was one of Britain's most experienced pilots. Inspection found that the wings had suffered failure in downward torsion. Plywood webs were added to the compression ribs, curing the trouble and were standardized on all later S.E.5s and 5a's.<ref>Bruce, J.M., "War Planes of the First World War, Fighters, Volume Two", Doubleday & Company Inc., Garden City, New York, 1968, Library of Congress card number 65-25323, page 78.</ref><ref name=autogenerated11>London, UK: Aeroplane, Maynard, John, "''Think of the Risks...''", March 2006, Volume 34, Number 3, No. 395, page 31.</ref>
*7 February - Imperial German Navy [[Zeppelin]] ''L 36'', LZ82, damaged during landing in fog at [[Rehben-an-der-Aller]] and decommissioned.
*26 March - Ex-[[Royal Flying Corps]] pilot J. B. Fitzsimmons is killed while engaging in some low level aerobatics in a high wind in the sole [[Nestler Scout]] (no serial) when the fabric began stripping from the wings. Fitzsimmons crashes into a hangar and the airframe is wrecked. No further development work takes place on the design.
*June - During this month, six Russian [[Anatra D]] biplanes crash due to poor quality manufacturing, killing their pilots. The Russian aircraft builder was hampered by a shortage of high-quality wood and fabricated each wing spar in two pieces, overlapping at the joint by only 12 inches, held together with glue and tape.<ref name="Baker">Baker, David, "Flight and Flying: A Chronology", Facts On File, Inc., New York, New York, 1994, Library of Congress card number 92-31491, ISBN 0-8160-1854-5, page 97.</ref>
*16 June - Imperial German Navy [[Zeppelin]] ''L 40'', LZ88, damaged beyond repair in a failed landing at [[Nordholz]].
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