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| Date: | Tuesday 4 May 1943 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: | Taylor J-2 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | NC16998 |
| MSN: | 864 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Elkin, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Elkin, NC |
Lost control in steep climb at 100ft, while zooming a friends house, and crashed, the 17 year old pilot was not certified and had taken the plane without permission of the owner.
Sources:
https://books.google.nl/books?id=SN3pjjyw9e8C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=Baton&f=false
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