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Crash of a Beechcraft AT-7 near Farmersville: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
43-33303
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
5466
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route, in unknown circumstances, a Lockheed C-60A LodeStar registered 42-32203 with 6 people on board collided with the USAF Beechcraft AT-7 registered 43-33303. Right after impact, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie. All 10 occupants in both aircraft were killed. The reason of the occurrence is unknown.

Crash of a Lockheed C-60A-1-LO LodeStar near Farmersville: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
42-32203
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Selman City - Hugo
MSN:
2293
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
En route, while cruising at an altitude of 2,000 feet, the LodeStar registered 42-32203 collided with an USAAF Beechcraft AT-7 registered 43-33303 with 4 crew on board. Both aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie. All 10 occupants in both aircraft were killed. The reason of the occurrence is unknown.