ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 99445
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 June 1944 |
| Time: | 11:05 approx |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman PT-17 |
| Owner/operator: | CPS(W) 2563th BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-16211 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 miles north of Loraine, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Avenger Field, Sweetwater, TX |
| Avenger Field, TX | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed during solo low flying practice.
The PT-17 was seen to lose height while making a steep 180 degree turn downwind and crash.
The pilot, a Women Airforce Service Pilots trainee of Class 44-W-9 at Avenger Field, was killed.
Gleanna Roberts R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2011 03:31 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2011 19:14 | angels one five | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Sep-2013 09:10 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2014 06:04 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 16-Feb-2019 08:30 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2019 10:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 12-Mar-2020 17:40 | DB | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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