Accident North American AT-6 Texan NC…..,
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Date:Sunday 22 August 1948
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American AT-6 Texan
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: NC…..
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Knight’s Airport, Vallejo, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Knight’s Airport, Vallejo, CA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hit a wind-sock pole with a wing while buzzing the airport during an airshow, lost control and crashed.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19480823.1.26&srpos=6&e=22-08-1948-31-12-1948--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Frey-------
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SPNP19480824.2.131&srpos=10&e=22-08-1948-31-12-1948--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Frey-------

Revision history:

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