Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat near Roswell: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-106
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Roswell
New Mexico
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 8 km west of Roswell. A crew was killed.
Crew:
Avc Klyde H. Young Jr.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat at West Field

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-249
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Dalhart AAF (West Field)
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing at West Field and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-17B Bobcat near Hammer AFB

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-38905
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3114
YOM:
1942
Location:
Hammer AFB (Fresno)
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to abandon the airplane that crashed 5 km from Hammer AFB. All occupants parachutes to safety.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat near Pampa AAF

Date & Time: Mar 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-39013
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3222
YOM:
1942
Location:
Pampa AAF
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 48 km north of Pampa AAF and destroyed. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat near La Junta: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-13995
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
La Junta
Colorado
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed 9 km northeast of La Junta following an in-flight collision with a second USAAF Bobcat registered 42-38. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Avc George T. Dupuis,
Avc Albert J. Ellwood.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat near La Junta

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-38
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
La Junta
Colorado
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed 9 km northeast of La Junta following an in-flight collision with a second USAAF Bobcat registered 42-13995. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17B Bobcat in Stockton: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-38948
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3157
YOM:
1942
Location:
Stockton
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Stockton. Two crew members were killed.
Crew:
Avc Noble Brewster Jr.,
Avc Harold C. Bridges.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17B Bobcat at Roswell AAF: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-39149
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
3358
YOM:
1942
Location:
Roswell AAF #4
New Mexico
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Roswell AAF. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Kingdon C. Gish,
Avc Harry K. Nave,
Avc James W. Nicoson.

Crash of a Cessna T-50 Bobcat off Miami: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 20, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
NC25488
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Miami - Miami
MSN:
1301
YOM:
1941
Location:
Miami
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Miami-Intl Airport on an instrument training flight. The twin engine airplane failed to return to base and crashed into the sea off Miami. Some debris were found near the Fowey Rock Lighthouse, nearby Biscayne Bay. No trace of all three instructor pilots was found.
Crew:
G. Rainey,
A. Leonard,
A. E. Nolan.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17B Bobcat in Mesa

Date & Time: Feb 16, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-38856
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3065
YOM:
1942
Location:
Mesa
Arizona
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered a structural failure in flight and crashed 5 km east of Mesa. There were no fatalities.
Probable cause:
Structural failure in flight.
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