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| Date: | Sunday 18 May 1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Vought F4U-1D |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 92078 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Burlington, IA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Lambert Field, St Louis, MO |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit two houses across a street and crashed into schoolyard when taking part in a naval air show. Two boys killed and five injured. Pilot killed.
Sources:
The Indian Express 20 May 1947, p4
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11088890/1947-may-19-airplane-crash-perkins/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2018 18:12 | TB | Added |
| 05-Jan-2022 16:56 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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