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| Date: | Wednesday 3 December 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7AC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | NC83776 |
| MSN: | 2453 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thomas Mountain, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Gibb Field, San Diego, CA |
| San Bernardino, CA |
Crashed into a mountain while flying in a severe storm. Wreck discovered July 24 1948
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19471205.1.15&srpos=17&e=04-12-1947-31-12-1948--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Rust-------
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19480725.1.15&srpos=15&e=05-12-1947-31-12-1950--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-“James+p+rust”-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2023 12:49 | Cobar | Added |
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