This flight was a preliminary flight before Delagrange's planned attempt to break Henry Farman's distance record that afternoon. Delagrange had circled the aerodrome three times when suddenly as he was turning at high speed against the wind, the left wing of the monoplane broke resulting in the other wing immediately collapsing.
This flight was an initial test before Delagrange's intended attempt to surpass Henry Farman's distance record that afternoon. Delagrange had flown around the airfield three times when, while turning at high speed against the wind, the left wing of the monoplane broke causing the other wing to collapse immediately.