ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 102796
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| Date: | Thursday 26 February 1942 |
| Time: | 11:39 |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40E Warhawk |
| Owner/operator: | 81st PSqn /50th PGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-24995 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 9 mi NE of Key Field, Meridian, Mississipi -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
At 11:39 hrs, the P-40E 41-24995 of 81st PS, 50th PG crashed in poor weather nine miles northeast of Key Field, Meridian, Mississipi. The pilot, 2nd Lt William J McGowan, had become lost in a snowstorm and when he became low on fuel elected to bail out. He apparently stood up in the cockpit and pulled his ripcord, but was pulled over the tail section and fractured his skull. He was killed instantly and his body descended to earth in the damaged parachute.
Sources:
"Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945. Volume 1, January 1941-June 1943", by Anthony J. Mireles. ISBN 0-7864-2788-4, page 56
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Feb1942.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_Regional_Airport
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=fr&lat=32.332500&lon=-88.751944&z=14&m=w
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2020 12:42 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2020 10:39 | DB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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