ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 99095
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| Date: | Saturday 15 March 1941 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman PT-13 |
| Owner/operator: | ACTD USAAC |
| Registration: | 40-1568 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Fontana, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Ontario, CA |
On 15 March 1941 Aviation Cadet Warren Charles Dunaway of ACTD took off from Ontario airfield, California, for a training flight to practice acrobatic maneuvers. During the flight, he attempted a series of snap rolls, the last of which began at stalling speed, thereby, precipitating a power spin. His PT-13 40-1568 crashed out of control at 13:15 hrs near Fontana, California, and burned after impact with the ground. The pilot was killed.
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 5
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Mar1941.htm
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/188013966/warren-charles-dunaway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontana,_California
http://www.maplandia.com/united-states/california/san-bernardino-county/fontana/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2021 07:04 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-May-2021 10:24 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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