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| Date: | Wednesday 18 October 1961 |
| Time: | 13:35 |
| Type: |  Piper J-3 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Elsar Flying Service |
| Registration: | N.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Munday, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Munday, TX |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Cropduster crashed and caught fire in a cotton field in a sharp bank at low altitude. Robert Anthony Vadney (32).
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 19 October 1961, p2A
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1672104/m1/1/?q=Vadney%20date%3A1961-1961
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 17:50 | TB | Added |
| 25-Apr-2024 17:52 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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