Last updated: 9 March 2021
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| Datum: | maandag 24 januari 1944 |
| Tijd: | 09:09 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-60A-1-LO Lodestar |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registratie: | 42-32203 |
| Constructienummer: | 18-2293 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1942 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 6 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 6 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Botsingsslachtoffers: | slachtoffers: 4 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 8 km (5 mijl) NW of Farmersville, LA ( Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | ? |
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A total of fourteen trainer aircraft departed Selman AAF on individual navigation training missions to Hugo, TX and return.
At an altitude of about 2000 feet the Lockheed C-60 collided with a Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator (43-33303). Both aircraft crashed, killing all aboard.
Bronnen:
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 2: July 1943-July 1944 / Anthony J. MirelesFoto's
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
