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| Date: | Saturday 3 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman N2S-3 |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 07826 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Grand Prairie Field -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Grand Prairie Field, TX |
| Grand Prairie Field, TX |
Aviation Cadet Johnnye B. Moody 5511642 US Navy Reserve Naval Air Station Dallas, Texas. He was piloting a Boeing-Stearman N2S-3 07825 on 3 April 1943 out of the Naval Air Station training squadron Grand Prairie Field, Texas on a routine training flight and was in a mid-air collision with another N2S-3 07826, piloted by AvC James R. Helmke, while they were landing at Grand Prairie Field. AvC Moody was killed instantly and AvC Helmke had minor injuries.
Sources:
https://hotvetsmem.com/ww2cas/ww2comanche/hotww2hrbiocomanche.html#JBM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2024 19:51 | drayjones | Added |
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