ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 110192
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| Date: | Thursday 10 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American AT-24A Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | 3020th BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-30412 |
| MSN: | 87-8577 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile SE of Rocky Ford Aux. Field, Colorado -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | La Junta AAF, CO |
Crashed after loss of control.
The AT-24A Mitchell (type later re-designated TB-25D) was on a familiarisation flight for two student pilots. It stalled, recovered, stalled again and dived steeply into the ground.
2nd Lt. Alan W. Hobbs, instructor/pilot, Aviation Cadet Robert C. Rood, student, Aviation Cadet Edwin A. Russell Jnr, student. R.I.P.
Sources:
1.JF Baugher
2.http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
3.http://coloradoaircrashes.com/Crashsites/crash_site99.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2011 14:30 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Mar-2011 14:36 | angels one five | Updated [Phase] |
| 22-Apr-2011 00:19 | angels one five | Updated [Location] |
| 22-Apr-2011 00:21 | angels one five | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Sep-2011 08:32 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2011 16:29 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2012 14:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2013 09:56 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 27-Jan-2020 12:01 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 07-Feb-2020 09:39 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Mar-2020 17:47 | DB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Operator] |
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