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Freedom on wings: Pilot Kirby Rowe is confined to a wheelchair after crushing his legs in a plane crash.
Freedom on wings: Pilot Kirby Rowe is confined to a wheelchair after crushing his legs in a plane crash.

Freedom on wings: Pilot Kirby Rowe is confined to a wheelchair after crushing his legs in a plane crash.

Date7/5/1982
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133062F
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