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.
