Accident Vultee BT-13A Valiant 41-21509,
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Date:Friday 18 August 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VALI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vultee BT-13A Valiant
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 41-21509
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1.5 mi S of Commerce, TX -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed after loss of control. Confirmed dead are Aviation Cadet Sgt. Robert Gerald Green (Michigan), declared dead on arrival at Station Hospital, Majors Field, Texas at 1:50 p.m.; and Pilot Manley Theodore Olson (Minnesota), declared dead 56 minutes after arrival, 2:46 p.m.
Source: Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Standard Death Certificates, Texas, 1944

Sources:

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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Nov-2021 19:49 Bunrat06 Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative]

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