ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 110209
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| Date: | Friday 29 November 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American AT-6 Texan |
| Owner/operator: | 63rd School Sqn USAAC |
| Registration: | 40-2091 |
| MSN: | 59-1917 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ½ mi N of Kelly Field, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Kelly Field, Texas |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On 29 November 1940 Flying Cadet William J. O'Malley of 63rd School Squadron was killed when his AT-6 40-2091 crashed half a mile north of Kelly Field, Texas, just after taking off from this base. O'Malley's instructors said he attempted to use his parachute but was unable to save himself because of the low altitude. The 24 year old pilot was of Cleveland.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1940sB4/1940.htm
San Bernardino Sun, 1 December 1940 (available online at https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SBS19401201.1.3)
The Waco News-Tribune from Waco, Texas, 30 November 1940 (available online at https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/62300362/)
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1940.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Field_Annex
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=29.383333&lon=-98.580833&z=14&m=w
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2017 15:31 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2018 12:14 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn] |
| 12-Nov-2018 09:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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