ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 99262
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| Date: | Monday 29 June 1942 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman PT-17 |
| Owner/operator: | 56th AAF Flying Training Detachment USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-25742 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | three miles east of Ellaville, Georgia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
At 1530 hrs, the PT-17 41-25742 of 56th AAF Flying Training Detachment, Souther Field, Americus, Georgia, crashed while maneuvering three miles east of Ellaville, Georgia, killing both men aboard, civilian flight instructor Warren E. McGlann, from Shellman, Georgia, and RAF Flying Cadet Morris Hislop, from Birmingham, England. The aircraft was seen performing a series of loops just prior to the accident. Witnesses on the ground reported seeing Mr. McGlann leave the airplane at an altitude of approximately 100 feet, but his parachute did not fully deploy and he did not survive.
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 104
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Jun1942.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellaville,_Georgia
http://www.maplandia.com/united-states/georgia/schley-county/ellaville/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2022 12:43 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2022 12:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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