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| Date: | Wednesday 12 May 1943 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Taylorcraft BL-65 |
| Owner/operator: | Palmetto Air School |
| Registration: | NC24000 |
| MSN: | 1535 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 miles N-NW of Blairsville, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Greenville, SC |
| Chattanooga, TN |
Emergency landing in a field after running out of fuel, made a steep climb after overshooting the field, lost control after the engine failed and crashed
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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