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Airplane Accident

Date: 05 30 1931
Description: Official coroner's view of Travelair biplane crash at Madison Airport with buildings and cars in the background. Lawrence Fishnich, pilot, and two passenge...
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Airplane Crash in Lake Mendota

Date: 07 18 1944
Description: Dozens of boys at Camp Wakanda on the north shore of Lake Mendota watch rescue work on an airplane which has crashed into the lake near shore. Tom Langloi...
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Crop Dusting Plane

Date: 06 16 1949
Description: "This crop dusting plane crashed and burned on the Lucy Firk's property on the north end of the village."
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Group of People in Field with Crashed Airplane

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view across stream in marshy area towards a group of people gathered around an aircraft wreck.
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Gardner Plane Crash Blamed on Heavy Fog

Date: 06 26 1957
Description: Sauk County Deputy Melvin Albers points out the direction that the light plane took as it crashed through a forest near Baraboo, taking the lives of Louis ...
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Gardner Plane Crash Blamed on Heavy Fog

Date: 06 26 1957
Description: Area residents check the wreckage of the plane near LaRue, about 15 miles west of Baraboo. Mrs. Ed Meyer (standing between the two trees with folded hands)...

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