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| Date: | Sunday 8 October 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American BC-1 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) |
| Registration: | 37-661 |
| MSN: | NA36-486 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 3 miles NW of Kelly Field AAF, San Antonio, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kelly Field AAF, San Antonio, Texas |
North American BC-1 37-661, United States Army Air Corps (USAAC): Substantially damaged October 8, 1939 in a forced landing 3 miles North West of Kelly Field, Texas. Pilot - Arthur J. Lehman - believed killed.
Aircraft presumably repaired, as reportedly written off in a later accident on November 7, 1941, again at Kelly Field AAF, Texas.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1940sB4/1939.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1930.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 November 1941 | 37-661 | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) | Kelly Fld # 2, 10.5 mi W of Kelly Fld, TX | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2018 16:48 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 27-Apr-2018 17:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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