Sole Survivor

Luscombe Model 4

JAMES P. BUSHA

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 added strength, safety and durability of metal. Designed to offer ready accessibility to accessories and to minimize maintenance. Here for the first time, high performance may be placed safely in the hands of the less expert.” In 1933, Luscombe began building the first few Phantoms in Kansas City, Missouri. By 1935, he had moved his company…

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