ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 120593
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| Date: | Monday 7 June 1943 |
| Time: | 23:15 |
| Type: |  Vultee BT-15 Valiant |
| Owner/operator: | 318th AAF Flg Trg Detachment USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-41441 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 40 miles west of Sweetwater, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Avenger Field, TX |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Aircraft destroyed in collision with terrain near Avenger Field during night cross-country training. The accident was attributed to spatial disorientation.
Jane Dolores Champlin, Women Airforce Service Pilots, Class 43-4, and her civilian instructor Henry S. Aubrey died in the crash.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.wingsacrossamerica.org/above---beyond.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2011 03:49 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2011 03:53 | angels one five | Updated [Time] |
| 10-Mar-2011 04:46 | angels one five | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2011 14:59 | angels one five | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2011 21:34 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2011 22:27 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2011 09:20 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2011 05:36 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 22-Feb-2012 01:06 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2013 10:19 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2020 10:14 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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