Accident Vultee BT-15 Valiant 42-42047,
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Date:Friday 18 February 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VALI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vultee BT-15 Valiant
Owner/operator:529 BFTS USAAF
Registration: 42-42047
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near San Jose, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Lemoore AAB, CA
Destination airport:Fresno, CA
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed after loss of control, stall/spin.
Marian Toeves, graduate Class 43-W-8, Women Airforce Service Pilots.
R.I.P.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
On Final Approach-WASP in WW II. by Byrd Howell Granger.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Apr-2011 01:45 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
04-Apr-2011 01:51 angels one five Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative]
04-Apr-2011 01:53 angels one five Updated [Destination airport]
05-Sep-2011 09:34 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Sep-2011 06:15 angels one five Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport]
08-Sep-2011 06:16 angels one five Updated [Destination airport]
08-Sep-2011 06:18 angels one five Updated [Destination airport, Source]
10-Aug-2012 12:50 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
10-Sep-2013 03:40 angels one five Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
15-Dec-2018 17:13 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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