Accident Vultee BT-13A , Tuesday 30 May 1944
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Date:Tuesday 30 May 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VALI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vultee BT-13A
Owner/operator:US Army Air Forces 2548th AAF Base Unit
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:12 miles west of Curtis Field -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Curtis Field, Brady, Texas
Destination airport:White Auxiliary Field, Texas
Narrative:
Aviation Cadet George H. Brewer 33507669 US Army Air Forces 2548th AAF Base Unit 44-C Pilot Training Class was piloting a Vultee BT-13A aircraft out of Curtis Field, McCulloch County, Texas on 30 May 1944 on a routine training flight to the White Auxiliary Field 12 miles west of Curtis Field. During a practice landing the plane crashed and burned killing AvC Brewer.

Sources:

https://hotvetsmem.com/ww2cas/ww2mcculloch/hotww2hrbiomcculloch.html#GHB

Revision history:

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29-Jul-2024 16:36 drayjones Added

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