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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347079
 
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Date:Monday 18 February 1935
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Type:homebuilt
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Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Saltpan Aerodrome, Cairns, QLD -   Australia
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The homebuilt glider failed to come out of a dive and buried itself two feet in the ground. The 22 year old pilot was killed.

Sources:

Wairarapa Age, 19 February 1935

Revision history:

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21-Oct-2023 07:43 Ron Averes Added

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