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Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat near Reese AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
42-173
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Reese AFB - Reese AFB
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on a training exercise out from Reese AFB, the twin engine airplane suffered a structural failure and crashed 6 km south of the airbase. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Robert C. Morrison Jr.,
Avc Robert D. Hodges Jr.
Probable cause:
Structural failure in flight.

Crash of a Cessna UC-78B Bobcat at Reese AFB

Date & Time: May 31, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
42-71471
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4167
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Cessna UC-78B Bobcat near Lubbock: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
42-39178
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Reese - Reese
MSN:
3387
YOM:
1942
Location:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Reese AFB on a local training flight with a crew of two on board. En route, it collided in unknown circumstances with a USAAF Cessna AT-17B Bobcat registered 42-38793 that was carrying two pilots who were also performing a training flight out from Reese AFB. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed 24 km southwest of the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Avc Earl W. Kenny,
Avc Nicholas G. Kirincich.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17B Bobcat near Lubbock: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
42-38793
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Reese - Reese
MSN:
3002
YOM:
1942
Location:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Reese AFB on a local training flight with a crew of two on board. En route, it collided in unknown circumstances with a USAAF Cessna UC-78B Bobcat registered 42-39178 that was carrying two pilots who were also performing a training flight out from Reese AFB. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed 24 km southwest of the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Avc Hector D. Lane,
Avc Edward I. Lang.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat at Reese AFB

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
42-146
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing and damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat at Reese AFB

Date & Time: Nov 20, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
42-38801
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
3010
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered an accident at Reese AFB and was damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

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

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
42-298
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Reese - Reese
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Ropesville, south of Reese AFB. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Avc William N. Phillippe,
Avc Kenneth M. Reid.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat near Reese AFB

Date & Time: Oct 28, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
42-287
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing near Reese AFB. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and there were no casualties.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat at Reese AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
42-325
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Reese - Reese
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances at Reese AFB while engaged in a local training flight. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Avc Donald C. Upham,
Avc Charles A. Whittington.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat near Reese AFB

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
42-306
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Reese - Reese
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training exercise at Reese AFB, west of Lubbock. In flight, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to bail out. The airplane dove into the ground and crashed near the airbase. All crew parachuted to safety.