Accident reports, June 1943
Contents
Four (4) minor incident reports from the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington, D.C. Dated June 18, 1943.
One (1) safety bulletin from the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington, D.C. No date.
Report for November 4, 1942. A Douglas DC-3 (NC-18951) and a Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (Army 20116) collided in mid-air near Kansas City, Missouri. The DC-3, operated by Transcontinental and Western Air, was on a check flight as part of routine flight instruction. The C-53 was on a non-stop cross country flight from Indianapolis, Indiana to Wichita, Kansas in the service of the U. S. Army Air Forces. The DC-3 captain, Lawrence Karl Welch, received minor injuries but none of the other 5 persons on board the two aircraft were injured. The C-53 was piloted by Captain Loyal Tyler Penn.
Dates
- Creation: June 1943
Creator
- From the Collection: Moore, Ralph James (Former owner, Person)
Language of Materials
All materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research and is accessible in the Dahlberg Research Center by appointment. For more information contact us.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 2.5 Cubic Feet (1 records carton, 1 5-inch legal size document box, 1 oversize box (12x18x3"), and 1 oversize folder (12x36"))
Repository Details
Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository
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Seattle Washington 98108-4097
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