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Sole Survivor – Luscombe Model 4
As a soldier during World War I, Don Luscombe became fascinated with aviation. It wasn’t until 1927 that Don produced his first airplane: a side by side, high-wing Monocoupe. Throughout the 1920s and ’30s, Luscombe developed a series of Monocoupes that included the Phantom. A 1930’s brochure from the Luscombe Airplane Development Corporation included the following excerpt about the new Luscombe Phantom: “America’s superfine, small airplane. High performance with the economy of low horsepower. The...
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