ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 120359
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| Date: | Monday 14 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vultee BT-13A Valiant |
| Owner/operator: | 2537th BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-88794 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 15 miles north of Perrin Field -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Perrin AAF |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed after loss of control during a flight check of the aircraft's radio.
Stall/spin accident. The safety harnesses of both occupants were unfastened, indicating that they were attempting to bail out.
Mary E. Hartson, Women Airforce Service Pilots and Staff Sergeant Orville Eitzen, US Army Air Force both killed. R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2011 16:44 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2011 18:58 | angels one five | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2011 01:10 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2011 11:22 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2011 19:19 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 09-Jun-2013 07:44 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2020 16:41 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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