** The Silver Bird during its first flight in
June 2011.**
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Two volunteer pilots, Mitchell Cary (64) and Don Gum (73), were killed when their replica Wright Model B Flyer, known as the "Silver Bird," crashed during a test flight in a rural Ohio field.
Cary and Gum were experienced experimental aircraft pilots and trustees for Wright "B" Flyer Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving aviation history.
The "Silver Bird," a modern replica built with a contemporary engine but replicating the original chain drive system, had accumulated approximately 25 hours of "trouble-free" flight before the fatal accident.
Two men were killed on Saturday when they made a forced landing in a replica Wright Model B Flyer in a rural Ohio field.
The men were conducting a test flight in the replica, known as the “Silver Bird,” when they made a radio call from the air alerting authorities about their impending forced landing.
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