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| Date: | Thursday 4 January 1951 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  North American T-6D Texan |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-85556 |
| MSN: | 88-17337 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles SW of Caldwell, TeXas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Randolph AFB, TX |
French student pilot took off at 10:20 hrs without permission and comitted suicit. He crashed into wooded pasture when fuel was exhausted.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 5 January 1951, p1
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1950s/1951Jan.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2020 15:51 | TB | Added |
| 20-Jan-2021 03:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Feb-2021 15:38 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 14-Feb-2021 08:13 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Apr-2024 18:07 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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