ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 95653
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 July 1944 |
| Time: | c. 15:20 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan |
| Owner/operator: | 3021th BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-36873 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 mi S of Indian Springs, NV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas AAF, NV |
Crashed and burned.
The AT-11 was engaged in a training/orientation flight for four Link Trainer operators when it was diverted to look for a reported parachute in the Mt Charleston area.
It failed to return and was located the next day burned out on the mountainside. All POB killed.
Lt Frank P. Smith, pilot, Beverly Jean Moses, Women Airforce Service Pilots, co-pilot, and four other USAAF personnel. R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2011 01:38 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2011 01:55 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2011 05:09 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2011 20:01 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2011 07:42 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2011 07:40 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2012 23:59 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2013 08:10 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2014 00:46 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2019 08:31 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Mar-2020 17:50 | DB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 18-Sep-2023 04:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator]] |
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