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Date: | Sunday 4 October 1936 |
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Type: | unknown |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Murray Hills Aerodrome, VIC -
Australia
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
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Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed into the ground from a height of 100 feet after the pilot released the towrope following takeoff. The pilot, Norman McKenzie, aged 20, died in the crash.
Sources:
The Argus, 5 October 1936
The Argus, 19 October 1936
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