Accident Fairchild PT-19A 42-34157,
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Date:Wednesday 4 August 1943
Time:17:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic FA62 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild PT-19A
Owner/operator:318th AAFTD USAAF
Registration: 42-34157
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:15 miles northwest of Sweetwater, Texas -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Avenger Field
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed. Reason not ascertained. Probably irrecoverable spin.
The pilot was found about 150 feet from the aircraft with her parachute unopened.
Kathryn Barbara Lawrence, Women Airforce Service Pilots.
R.I.P.

Sources:

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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Mar-2011 18:31 angels one five Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative]
25-Mar-2011 23:35 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
12-Sep-2013 11:10 angels one five Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
18-Mar-2014 00:03 angels one five Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
05-Feb-2020 23:26 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]
13-Jun-2023 20:12 Nepa Updated [[Operator, Operator]]

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