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| Date: | Monday 30 August 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Cessna UC-78B Bobcat |
| Owner/operator: | 318th AAFFTD USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-39287 |
| MSN: | 3496 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10.5 miles NE of Big Spring, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Avenger AAF, TX |
Crashed while on a routine radio navigation training flight.
Calvin G. Atwood, USAAF, instructor, Margaret June ( Peggy ) Seip, Women Airforce Service Pilots trainee, and Helen Jo Anderson Severson, Women Airforce Service Pilots trainee.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2011 01:12 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 13-May-2011 20:36 | angels one five | Updated [Time, ] |
| 04-Sep-2011 12:22 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Sep-2011 16:22 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Feb-2012 01:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 26-May-2013 18:47 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Sep-2013 11:33 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Feb-2020 18:27 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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