ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 109107
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| Date: | Friday 12 May 1944 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Martin AT-23B/B-26C Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-35870 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Laughlin Field, Del Rio, TX, 4 miles E -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Laughlin Field, Del Rio, TX |
| Laughlin Field, Del Rio, TX |
Mid-air collision. AT-23B #41-35870 (a modified B-26 Marauder used for tow-target training) had taken off for a local instructional training flight. AT-23B #41-35821 had taken off for a "test hop" flight following maintenance. As the bombers were concluding their flights, they ended up on a collision course. One ship was travelling slightly higher and slightly faster than the other, and one came down on top of the other. Both went out of control and exploded upon impacting the ground and killing all aboard both aircraft.
Killed aboard #41-35870 were:
1st Lt. Aubrey E. Orr Jr, O-665103, TX, Instructor Pilot
2nd Lt. Evan C. Acklin, O-715673, MI, B-26 student pilot
2nd Lt. Harry I. Green, O-714560, WI, B-26 student pilot
S/Sgt. George W. Goodson Jr., 18034300, TX, Flight Engineer
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
- JF Baugher
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
usaafdata.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2012 06:47 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2022 07:44 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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