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| Date: | Friday 5 June 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | NC23027 |
| MSN: | 950 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Du Pont Airport, Wilmington, DE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Du Pont Airport, Wilmington, DE |
Hit trees in a steep climb after losing directional control on take off.
Sources:
https://books.google.nl/books?id=fF7btW2Vp3YC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
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