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| Date: | Tuesday 13 September 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N….. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Visalia Municipal Airport, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Corcoran, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit power lines, crashed and caught fire, stolen by a soldier who went AWOL.
Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/513941046/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjUxMzk0MTA0NiwiaWF0IjoxNjk4MTY3OTIzLCJleHAiOjE2OTgyNTQzMjN9.rntfJ4USFbjtpl3mElkIwPbVvsD3TyA4TM5Ic21Fa7k
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2023 17:07 | Cobar | Added |
| 24-Oct-2023 17:21 | Cobar | Updated |
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