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| Date: | Tuesday 4 May 1943 |
| Time: | 14:21 |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | NC39089 |
| MSN: | 1850 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Marion, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Municipal Airport, West Memphis, AR |
Lost control in a glide at 100ft after performing aerobatics and crashed nose down. Failure of a stabilizer attachment fitting during aerobatic maneuvers.
Sources:
https://books.google.nl/books?id=SN3pjjyw9e8C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=Kirksville&f=false
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