ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 111661
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| Date: | Monday 11 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American B-25C Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-113247 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Peterson Field, Co Sprgs, CO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
At 1110 hrs on January 11, 1943, a North American B-25C Mitchell medium bomber (42-113247) spun to earth near Peyton, 20 miles northeast of Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado, when the instructor pilot failed to recover from a spin after an excessive movement of the rudder trim tab. Investigation disclosed that excessive use of the rudder tab control caused these early models of the B-25 to snap-roll resulting in a spin. This problem had previously been reported by pilots who lived to tell about it but the shortage of B-25 aircraft at Peterson Field kept them in service. This accident resulted in a report to the Field Service Command at Wright Field that may have corrected a design flaw. Future lives may have been saved by this tragic event.
Crew (all killed):
2nd Lt. Richard P. Marx, 0-661525, instructor pilot, Mt. Carmel, IL
F.O. Earl L. Sumner, 14044079, co-pilot trainee, Tampa, FL
F.O. Gordon F. Anderson, 19052953, co-pilot trainee, Lancaster, MN
2nd Lt. Robert C. Markway, 0-734580, navigator, Jefferson City, MO
Pfc. Frederick H. Hansfield, 37120826, engineer, Jackson, MN
Pfc. Newell L. Cadwell, 37194793, radio operator, Marshalltown, IA
Sources:
http://coloradoaircrashes.com/Crashsites/crash_site16.htm
"Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945. Volume 1, January 1941-June 1943", by Anthony J. Mireles. ISBN 0-7864-2788-4
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Jan1943S.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peyton,_Colorado
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Peyton&state=CO
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2016 15:31 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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