ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 120118
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| Date: | Sunday 16 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vultee BT-13A Valiant |
| Owner/operator: | 337th FSqn /329th FGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-42928 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Arrowhead, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
On 16 January 1944 2nd Lt Harold Rosen and 2nd Lt Decatur M. Robinson took off from Ontario airfield, California, with the BT-13A 42-42928 of 337th FS, 329th FG, USAAF on an instrument team ride. The airplane was flying at low altitude over Lake Arrowhead, California, and approached an area where the terrain rises steeply. The pilot stalled the airplane attempting to turn away. The airplane stalled out of the turn and crashed into the lake. Both men were killed instantly.
The airplane crashed in 15 feet of water and was removed from the lake a short time after it was located. The AAF listed the airplane as a "compete wreck" and that it was "salvaged." Photos of the wrecked airplane after it was removed from the lake are included in the aircraft accident report.
Sources:
http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=222434
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Jan1944S.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Arrowhead_Reservoir
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2017 15:14 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2020 09:00 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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