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| Date: | Sunday 10 September 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper J-3C-65 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | L W Tarr & A W Brown |
| Registration: | ZK-ATU |
| MSN: | 9538 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Palmerston North Airport, Manawatu 1 -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
pilot A W Brown. Built as L-4B Grasshopper USAAF 43-677. To Gilbert & Ellice Islands (query?), then Fiji as VQ-FAG. Upgraded to J-3C-65 in New Zealand. Has been given msn 9707 in error in several publications.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 March 1944 | 43-677 | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) | Burtonwood/1mi NW 590 |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 01-Aug-2019 14:35 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
| 12-Feb-2022 03:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Feb-2022 03:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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