Accident Vultee BT-13B Valiant 42-89975, Friday 7 July 1944
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Date:Friday 7 July 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VALI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vultee BT-13B Valiant
Owner/operator:33 Ferrying Gp USAAF
Registration: 42-89975
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:30 miles north of Medford AAF, OR -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed while flying in mountainous terrain in rough weather.
WASP pilot killed.
Paula Ruth Loop, Women Airforce Service Pilots. R.I.P.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Mar-2011 17:19 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative, ]
27-Mar-2011 01:03 angels one five Updated [Narrative, ]
04-Sep-2011 11:13 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
08-Sep-2011 07:46 angels one five Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ]
08-Sep-2011 07:48 angels one five Updated [Narrative, ]
16-Feb-2012 04:52 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ]
29-Oct-2013 07:38 angels one five Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ]
28-Oct-2019 09:47 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator, ]

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