Hubert Julian takes off on flight across the Atlantic - and crashes
- Title of event
- Hubert Julian takes off on flight across the Atlantic - and crashes
- Type of event
- Plane Flight
- Address of event
- Hubert Julian takes off on flight across the Atlantic - and crashes Happened Secondarily at 144, W 138th St
- Hubert Julian takes off on flight across the Atlantic - and crashes Happened Primarily at E 139th St & Harlem River
- Hubert Julian takes off on flight across the Atlantic - and crashes Happened Secondarily at Flushing Bay, Queens
- Report on event
- Hubert Julian takes off on flight across the Atlantic - and crashes Sole event referenced by Negro Flyer, Off for 4 Continents, Lands in Hospital
- Start date / time
- July 4, 1924
- July 4, 1924
- Start (general time of day)
- Day (Afternoon)
- Day (Evening)
- Description
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The flight was scheduled to depart at 1 pm on July 4, from the Harlem River at 139th Street, but a crowd of several thousand waited for hours, as the need to raise funds to make the final payment on the plane delayed take-off. When Julian did get the plane into the air, it remained aloft for only a few minutes, until one of the pontoons fell off, sending the plane crashing into Flushing Bay