ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 106591
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 July 1943 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Fairchild PT-23A |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-47527 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chaffee, MO, 2 miles W -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Harris Field, Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| return to same |
Lost control and crashed 2 miles west of Chaffee, Missouri. Both occupants killed. Investigators noted the absence of scarred trees suggested the plane struck the ground in a near vertical dive.
Killed were:
Paul Thurston Roberts, civilian instructor pilot
James T. “Jack” Morris, Army Aviation Cadet
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122217381/james-t-morris#source
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2022 18:36 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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