ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247770
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| Date: | Friday 29 July 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | airplane (20x) |
| Owner/operator: | Lone Star Aviation Co |
| Registration: | NC.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sweetwater Municipal Airport, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
20 airplane destroyed by fire in the N°2 hangar, among 14 of Lone Star Aviation Co. Caused by explosion of a fuel tang of an aircraft placed in the hangar three or four minutes before the blast.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 30 July 1949, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2021 20:11 | TB | Added |
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