Accident North American AT-6 Texan N...., Saturday 10 November 1956
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Date:Saturday 10 November 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American AT-6 Texan
Owner/operator:US Air Force (ANG)
Registration: N....
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Holton, KS -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Fairfax Airport, Kansas City, KS
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed in a field while circling at low altitude over his parents home. Was on a ferry flight from Peoria, IL to Tucson, AZ

Sources:

Youngstown Vindicator 11 November 1956, p22A
https://www.newspapers.com/image/40750970/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQwNzUwOTcwLCJpYXQiOjE3MzE5MjMyOTAsImV4cCI6MTczMjAwOTY5MH0.9yl6C8eYpRkjY_xhGM8vyJ3QgwGHrxJO-3xzxFM3wvg

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Nov-2017 19:44 TB Added
18-Nov-2024 10:49 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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