ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121741
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| Date: | Friday 4 July 1947 |
| Time: | c. 14:30 |
| Type: |  North American AT-6 Texan |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Decorah Airport, Iowa -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Decorah Apt |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The AT-6 was performing at the July 4th air show, when it crashed from a slow roll in a corn field at the eastern corner of the airport.
The pilot was killed in the accident.
Marge ( Margaret) Hurlburt, 32, had been a member of the WW2 Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and held the international womens' airspeed record of 337.635 miles per hour over a 3-kilometer course, set in a US Navy Corsair.
Sources:
Toledo Blade 5 July 1947, p3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2011 21:33 | angels one five | Added |
| 14-Oct-2011 04:24 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2018 15:54 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2021 07:43 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source] |
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