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| Date: | Sunday 4 August 1929 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lockheed Vega 5B |
| Owner/operator: | General Tire & Rubber Co |
| Registration: | NR393H |
| MSN: | 85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Randsburg, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles, CA |
| Chicago, IL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on delivery flight, when disintegrated in a thunderstorm at 4,000ft. Pilot Virgil Cline.
Sources:
Ludington Daily News 5 August 1929
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Dec-2020 17:33 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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