ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 114557
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| Date: | Monday 29 October 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American T-6D Texan |
| Owner/operator: | 3556th AMSqn /3555th AMGp USAF |
| Registration: | 44-81364 |
| MSN: | 121-42086 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chickasha Municipal Airport, Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Perrin AFB, Sherman, Texas |
| Chickasha Municipal Airport, Oklahoma (CHK/KCHK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
T-6D Texan 44-81364 (MSN 121-42086) 3027th Base Unit (Pilot School, Advanced, Two Engine), Pecos Field, TX. Damaged landing at Pecos Field 27 April 1945. Damaged when ground looped landing at Pecos Field 7 May 1945. Squadron C-1, 385th Base Unit (Pilot School, Basic-Advanced), Tuskegee Field, AL. Crashed after fuel exhaustion and the pilot bailed out two miles southwest of Morganza, MD 12 May 1946. To 3556th Maintenance Squadron, 3555th Maintenance & Supply Group, Perrin AFB, Sherman, TX.
Fatal accident when the pilot lost control landing at Chickasha Municipal Airport, four miles northwest of Chickasha, in Grady County, Oklahoma 29 October 1951. Pilot fatality named as Alejo Laga, USAF
Sources:
1. The Victoria Advocate 30 October 1951, p1: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/436088760/
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_5.html
3. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1950s/1951Oct.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickasha_Municipal_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2018 14:28 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn] |
| 13-Feb-2021 15:56 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2021 00:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2021 20:58 | Pong | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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