Accident Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan 42-37548,
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Date:Monday 31 January 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 42-37548
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:15 Mi W FWAAF -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed. Training mission from Bombardier Training School Big Spring Army Airfield, Texas in route to Fort Worth Army Airfield, Texas. Piloted by 2Lt Lewis M McKenzie. The plane, with four crewmen, crashed into the ground fifteen miles west of the Fort Worth Army Airfield. 2Lt McKenzie was killed instantly while the other three were rendered unconscious with injuries. Lt Everett W Erdoesy regained consciousness and went for help. Lt Erdoesy, Lt Robert J Goethe, and Lt Hulan Robertson were taken to and admitted in the Fort Worth Army Airfield Hospital. 1Lt Robertson died there on 5 February 1944.

Sources:

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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Nov-2020 17:58 drayjones Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative]

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