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1943 Fling Wing Crash
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Gliderman8
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Sad to see a piece of aviation history lost.
Gliderman8
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Unfortunately the story mentioned a “fatality”.
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The loss of a priceless piece of history is tragic enough, but the loss of the pilot as well is really terrible.
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A bit more detail, more recent.
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/...lying-wing-crashes-in-california-prison-yard/
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/...lying-wing-crashes-in-california-prison-yard/
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Sad. I travel by the airport on weekends and it is very busy now exercising aircraft for the upcoming show.
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