Accident Vultee BT-13A Valiant 42-89385,
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Date:Monday 16 October 1944
Time:16:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic VALI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vultee BT-13A Valiant
Owner/operator:2142th BU USAAF
Registration: 42-89385
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:6 miles north of Sumter, SC -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Shaw AAF
Destination airport:Shaw AAF
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The Valiant crashed in a stall/spin accident when returning to Shaw AAF at the end of a test flight.

Jeanne Lewellen Norbeck, Women Airforces Service Pilots killed. R.I.P.

Sources:

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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Mar-2011 02:32 angels one five Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
04-Sep-2011 08:54 Uli Elch Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Sep-2011 19:47 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport]
15-Feb-2012 23:58 Nepa Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative]
29-Oct-2013 07:42 angels one five Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
17-Mar-2014 05:53 angels one five Updated [Operator]
13-Feb-2020 16:45 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]

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