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| Date: | Wednesday 4 August 1943 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Fairchild PT-19A |
| Owner/operator: | 318th AAFTD USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-34157 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 15 miles northwest of Sweetwater, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Avenger Field |
Crashed. Reason not ascertained. Probably irrecoverable spin.
The pilot was found about 150 feet from the aircraft with her parachute unopened.
Kathryn Barbara Lawrence, Women Airforce Service Pilots.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2011 18:31 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Mar-2011 23:35 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Sep-2013 11:10 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Mar-2014 00:03 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Feb-2020 23:26 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 13-Jun-2023 20:12 | Nepa | Updated |
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