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Paul,

I have looked at these accidents again but, unfortunately, have little more to add.

Fry

The accident card makes clear that he was on a training flight from Hsin-Ho when, just after starting a roll, there was a structural failure in the rear fuselage or tail section. Thus, he was not on a cross-country and the engine did not fail, as reported by Reuters.

Moore

There is no accident card for Moore at any of the dates shown and so either the details have been lost or he was not flying a Marine Corps aircraft in the demonstration. However, the history card for FB-1, A-6888, contains the entry "4-22-28 China complete wreck" and with no other accidents around that time this might well have been Moore's aircraft.