Crashes and Accidents: 50-61
I am in the process of documenting every airplane crash and accident that occurred
at Mitchel Field/Mitchel AFB.
Researching and cross-referencing crash records and documents is a time consuming and tedious process.
I hope to include details and photos.
Please be patient and check back often for updates.
Thank you. Paul Martin, webmaster.
1917
170507 LWF SC-113 SCAS, Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, NY KCR 5 Merrill, Ransom H. USANY Mineola, LI, NY
170919 JN-4A SC-1137 SCAS, Mineola, NY TOAEF 5 Petree, Harris E. USANY Mineola, NY
170919 JN-4A SC-1139 Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, LI, NY LAC 5 Rivers, J. C. USANY Eastern boundary of Hazelhurst Field, NY
1918
8 May, 1918
"CAMP MILLS, HEMPSTEAD, L. I., May 8. - Cadet John D. Ervin, of West Point, Miss., was instantly killed and two other aviators were injured when two airplanes collided at Hempstead Plains today. Cadet R. E. Jeremy, who was in the machine with Ervin, was so seriously injured that he can only live a few hours. His home is at Emporia, Kansas. Cadet J. R. Vidmer, driver of the other airplane, had his left leg broken, and was otherwise injured. The two machines collided at high speed and fell two hundred feet. R. E. Jeremy was so seriously injured that he can only live a few hours. His home is at Emporia, Kansas." The Aviation Archaeology database shows Curtiss JN-4A or JN-4D, SC-1320, with the pilot listed as both Julian D. Vidmer and as J. W. Widmer, colliding with Curtiss JN-4A or JN-4D, SC-1329, flown by John B. Ervin, who is described as killed, seven miles from Mineola, New York. Joe Baugher shows 1320 and 1329 as delivered as JN-4As then converted to JN-4Ds.
"CAMP MILLS, HEMPSTEAD, L. I., May 8. - Cadet John D. Ervin, of West Point, Miss., was instantly killed and two other aviators were injured when two airplanes collided at Hempstead Plains today. Cadet R. E. Jeremy, who was in the machine with Ervin, was so seriously injured that he can only live a few hours. His home is at Emporia, Kansas. Cadet J. R. Vidmer, driver of the other airplane, had his left leg broken, and was otherwise injured. The two machines collided at high speed and fell two hundred feet. R. E. Jeremy was so seriously injured that he can only live a few hours. His home is at Emporia, Kansas." The Aviation Archaeology database shows Curtiss JN-4A or JN-4D, SC-1320, with the pilot listed as both Julian D. Vidmer and as J. W. Widmer, colliding with Curtiss JN-4A or JN-4D, SC-1329, flown by John B. Ervin, who is described as killed, seven miles from Mineola, New York. Joe Baugher shows 1320 and 1329 as delivered as JN-4As then converted to JN-4Ds.
180508 JN-4D SC-1329 SCAS, Hazelhurst Field,Mineola, NY KMAC 5 Ervin, John B. USANY 7 mi from Mineola, NY
180508 JN-4D SC-1320 SCAS, Hazelhurst Field,Mineola, NY KMAC 5 Widmer, J. W. USANY 7 mi from Mineola, NY
180508 JN-4A SC-1320 SCAS, Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, NY MAC 5 Vidmer, Julian D. USANY 7 mi from Mineola, NY
180508 JN-4A SC-1329 SCAS, Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, NY MAC 5 Cadet Ervin USANY 7 mi from Mineola, NY
180517 Caproni unknown Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, LI, NY KCR 5 Resnati, Antonio USANJ Orange, NJ
180528 JN-4D SC-2850 Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, LI, NY KSSPCR 5 Passwater, Charles B. USANY 2 mi from Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, LI, NY
180707 unknown unknown SCAS, Hazelhurst Field,Mineola, NY SSPCR 5 Gianfelice, Gino USANY Hazelhurst, Mineola, NY
180709 unknown unknown Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY unknown uk Culmer, Bruce N. USAunk unknown
180717 DH-4 AS-32694 Mitchel Field, Mineola, LI, NY KSSPCR 5 Haines, Charles H USANY Mitchel Field, NY
180816 unknown unknown SCAS, Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, NY KCR 5 Maxson, Harold F. USANY Brindley Field, Commack, LI, NY
180916 JN-4HB SC-38440 Mineola, Long Island, NY KCR 5 Austin, Eugene H USANY 609 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn, NY
180924 NBS-1 AS-68467 Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY KCRGC 5 Davis, Raymond E USANY Mitchel Field, NY
181003 Caproni unknown Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, LI, NY FLF 4 Parvis (Lt) USANY Hazelhurst Field, LI, NY
181120 DH-4 AS-39406 Mineola, LI, NY KCR 5 Gaskell, Ellsworth F. USANJ Hamilton Square, NJ
181208 DH-4 unknown Roosevelt Field, Mineola, LI, NY FLEF 4 Drennin, L. H. USAMD Brookville, MD
181224 unknown unknown Mineola, LI, NY KCR 5 Munford, Edward S. USANY Mineola, LI, NY
180508 JN-4D SC-1329 SCAS, Hazelhurst Field,Mineola, NY KMAC 5 Ervin, John B. USANY 7 mi from Mineola, NY
180508 JN-4D SC-1320 SCAS, Hazelhurst Field,Mineola, NY KMAC 5 Widmer, J. W. USANY 7 mi from Mineola, NY
180508 JN-4A SC-1320 SCAS, Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, NY MAC 5 Vidmer, Julian D. USANY 7 mi from Mineola, NY
180508 JN-4A SC-1329 SCAS, Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, NY MAC 5 Cadet Ervin USANY 7 mi from Mineola, NY
180517 Caproni unknown Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, LI, NY KCR 5 Resnati, Antonio USANJ Orange, NJ
180528 JN-4D SC-2850 Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, LI, NY KSSPCR 5 Passwater, Charles B. USANY 2 mi from Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, LI, NY
180707 unknown unknown SCAS, Hazelhurst Field,Mineola, NY SSPCR 5 Gianfelice, Gino USANY Hazelhurst, Mineola, NY
180709 unknown unknown Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY unknown uk Culmer, Bruce N. USAunk unknown
180717 DH-4 AS-32694 Mitchel Field, Mineola, LI, NY KSSPCR 5 Haines, Charles H USANY Mitchel Field, NY
180816 unknown unknown SCAS, Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, NY KCR 5 Maxson, Harold F. USANY Brindley Field, Commack, LI, NY
180916 JN-4HB SC-38440 Mineola, Long Island, NY KCR 5 Austin, Eugene H USANY 609 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn, NY
180924 NBS-1 AS-68467 Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY KCRGC 5 Davis, Raymond E USANY Mitchel Field, NY
181003 Caproni unknown Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, LI, NY FLF 4 Parvis (Lt) USANY Hazelhurst Field, LI, NY
181120 DH-4 AS-39406 Mineola, LI, NY KCR 5 Gaskell, Ellsworth F. USANJ Hamilton Square, NJ
181208 DH-4 unknown Roosevelt Field, Mineola, LI, NY FLEF 4 Drennin, L. H. USAMD Brookville, MD
181224 unknown unknown Mineola, LI, NY KCR 5 Munford, Edward S. USANY Mineola, LI, NY
7 July, 1918
"NEW YORK, July 8. - Flight Sergeant Gino Gianfelce, [sic] one of Italy's most famous aviators, instructor of Resnati [,] D'Annunzio, and other well-known airmen of Italy, is dead here today, the result of a nose dive he attempted while flying in a fast scout machine slightly more than 300 feet above the ground – a trick he often had warned his pupils against."[215][216] The Aviation Archaeology database lists Gino Gianfelce [sic] crashing at the Signal Corps Aviation School at Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, New York, on 7 July in an unidentified airframe after experiencing a stall/spin condition.[155] The Air Service Journal carries this on 11 July: "Sgt. Gianfelice Gino, [sic] R. I. F. C. att. A. S. S. C. - Sergt. Gianfelice Gino, [sic] Royal Italian Flying Corps, att A. S. S. C., who was training American aviators to fly Caproni machines, dived to death at Hazelhurst Field July 7. Sergeant Gino was considered one of the best pilots of the Italian Flying Corps and had instructed practically all the noted Italian pilots and had made several world's records. He had just successfully tested an American built Caproni and carried Major General Kenly, Chief of Military Aeronautics, as one of the passengers. After landing he took up a S. V. A. scout to give an exhibition of acrobatics close to the ground and after half an hour misjudged his distance from the ground when going into a nose-dive and was unable to straighten out before striking the ground." The pilot's name is correctly Gian Felice Gino (9 May 1883 – 7 July 1918).
"NEW YORK, July 8. - Flight Sergeant Gino Gianfelce, [sic] one of Italy's most famous aviators, instructor of Resnati [,] D'Annunzio, and other well-known airmen of Italy, is dead here today, the result of a nose dive he attempted while flying in a fast scout machine slightly more than 300 feet above the ground – a trick he often had warned his pupils against."[215][216] The Aviation Archaeology database lists Gino Gianfelce [sic] crashing at the Signal Corps Aviation School at Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, New York, on 7 July in an unidentified airframe after experiencing a stall/spin condition.[155] The Air Service Journal carries this on 11 July: "Sgt. Gianfelice Gino, [sic] R. I. F. C. att. A. S. S. C. - Sergt. Gianfelice Gino, [sic] Royal Italian Flying Corps, att A. S. S. C., who was training American aviators to fly Caproni machines, dived to death at Hazelhurst Field July 7. Sergeant Gino was considered one of the best pilots of the Italian Flying Corps and had instructed practically all the noted Italian pilots and had made several world's records. He had just successfully tested an American built Caproni and carried Major General Kenly, Chief of Military Aeronautics, as one of the passengers. After landing he took up a S. V. A. scout to give an exhibition of acrobatics close to the ground and after half an hour misjudged his distance from the ground when going into a nose-dive and was unable to straighten out before striking the ground." The pilot's name is correctly Gian Felice Gino (9 May 1883 – 7 July 1918).
1919
190421 unknown unknown357AeroSq Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, LI, NY KCR 5 Meyer, Otto C. W. USANY Hazelhurst Field, LI, NY
190601 JN-6H AS-41885 Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, LI, NY KMAC 5 Kelleher, Melvin B. USACT New Haven, CT
190601 unknown unknown Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, LI, NY MAC 3 Morris, Howard D USACT New Haven, CT
190602 DH-4B AS-43626 Mitchel Field, LI, NY MACO 5 Kennedy, John C. USACT Hartford, CT
190624 JN-4H SC-4528 Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, LI, NY KSSPCR 5 Watson, Sheeley M. USANY Rye, NY
190701 unknown unknown Hazelhurst Field, Miniola, LI, NY KCR 5 Biscayart, Jules D USANY Hazelhurst Field, LI, Ny
190728 unknown unknown Mitchel Field, LI, NY KCR 5 Johnston, Stephen B. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
191008 unknown unknown Mitchel Field, LI, NY KFLEF 5 Nevitt, William H. USANY Deposit, NY
191015 unknown unknown Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, LI, NY KFLEF 5 Kirby, Franch USAWY Everston, WY
191209 unknown unknownTranscont Race Mitchel Field, LI, NY FL uk Capt Marquette USANY Waverly, NY
190601 JN-6H AS-41885 Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, LI, NY KMAC 5 Kelleher, Melvin B. USACT New Haven, CT
190601 unknown unknown Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, LI, NY MAC 3 Morris, Howard D USACT New Haven, CT
190602 DH-4B AS-43626 Mitchel Field, LI, NY MACO 5 Kennedy, John C. USACT Hartford, CT
190624 JN-4H SC-4528 Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, LI, NY KSSPCR 5 Watson, Sheeley M. USANY Rye, NY
190701 unknown unknown Hazelhurst Field, Miniola, LI, NY KCR 5 Biscayart, Jules D USANY Hazelhurst Field, LI, Ny
190728 unknown unknown Mitchel Field, LI, NY KCR 5 Johnston, Stephen B. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
191008 unknown unknown Mitchel Field, LI, NY KFLEF 5 Nevitt, William H. USANY Deposit, NY
191015 unknown unknown Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, LI, NY KFLEF 5 Kirby, Franch USAWY Everston, WY
191209 unknown unknownTranscont Race Mitchel Field, LI, NY FL uk Capt Marquette USANY Waverly, NY
1920
200315 Martin GMB SC-62948 Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLEF 3 Maynard, Belvin W. USANE Omaha, NE
200708 O-1E 29-3091OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LAC 4 Covington, J. C. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
200811 DH-4 SC-30913 Langley Field, Hampton, VA MACO 5 McSpaden, Lewis USANY Mitchel Field, NY
200708 O-1E 29-3091OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LAC 4 Covington, J. C. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
200811 DH-4 SC-30913 Langley Field, Hampton, VA MACO 5 McSpaden, Lewis USANY Mitchel Field, NY
1921
211027 DH-4M AS-63993 Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLW 0 Kirkpatrick USANJ Fair Grounds, Trenton, NJ
1922
220317 DH-4B AS-63989 Mitchel Field, LI, NY SSPCR 5 Valentine, Francis B. USANY New York Harbor, NY
220706 DH-4B AS-64556 Mitchel Field, LI, NY TOA 5 Watson, Dayton D. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
220730 JN-4H 22-532 Mitchel Field, LI, NY KSSPCR 5 Lyons, Edward T. USANY Port Jervis, NY
220823 DH-4B AS-64544 Mitchel Field, LI, NY LAC 4 Rivers, Harold R. USANY unknown, NY
220902 DH-4B AS-63548 Mitchel Field, LI, NY LAC 5 Valentine, Francis B. USAME Veazie, ME
220916 DH-4B AS-63553 9OG Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LACW 3 Brady, Francis M USANJ Crosswick, NJ
221107 DH-4B AS-64634 Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LACEF 5 Cook, Harvey W. USANJ South Benville, NJ
221112 DH-4B AS-63626 5OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY KMACO 5 Blancy (Blaney), John USACT Hartford, CT
220706 DH-4B AS-64556 Mitchel Field, LI, NY TOA 5 Watson, Dayton D. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
220730 JN-4H 22-532 Mitchel Field, LI, NY KSSPCR 5 Lyons, Edward T. USANY Port Jervis, NY
220823 DH-4B AS-64544 Mitchel Field, LI, NY LAC 4 Rivers, Harold R. USANY unknown, NY
220902 DH-4B AS-63548 Mitchel Field, LI, NY LAC 5 Valentine, Francis B. USAME Veazie, ME
220916 DH-4B AS-63553 9OG Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LACW 3 Brady, Francis M USANJ Crosswick, NJ
221107 DH-4B AS-64634 Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LACEF 5 Cook, Harvey W. USANJ South Benville, NJ
221112 DH-4B AS-63626 5OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY KMACO 5 Blancy (Blaney), John USACT Hartford, CT
23 September, 1922
A Martin NBS-1 bomber, Air Service 68487, Raymond E. Davis, pilot,[365] nose dived and crashed from an estimated altitude of 500 feet on a residential street near Mitchel Field, Mineola, New York, killing the six military personnel on board. At the time, the aircraft was involved in a night time war game display that was lit by searchlights and watched by an estimated crowd of 25,000 spectators.[366]
A Martin NBS-1 bomber, Air Service 68487, Raymond E. Davis, pilot,[365] nose dived and crashed from an estimated altitude of 500 feet on a residential street near Mitchel Field, Mineola, New York, killing the six military personnel on board. At the time, the aircraft was involved in a night time war game display that was lit by searchlights and watched by an estimated crowd of 25,000 spectators.[366]
Courtesy NY Times: September 24, 1922. Click on each section above in order L-R to read article.
The Martin NBS-1 bomber: (not necessarily the one that crashed)
1923
230407 DH-4B AS-64509 Mitchel Field, LI, NY LACNO 5 Hyndshay, Silas C USAMD Baltimore, MD
230607 JN-4H AS-22533 1OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLEFNO 4 Valentine, Francis B. USAPA Pine Valley, PA
230613 DH-4B AS-63540 Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY FLEF 5 Connell, Samuel M USANY Newburgh. NY
230616 JN-4H AS22534 Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY TOAEF 4 Garrett, Kenneth USACT Naughtauck, CT
230711 JN-4H 22-535 Mitchel Field, LI, NY TOAEF 5 Olson, Olaf USANY Mitchel Field, NY
230820 DH-4B 22-580 Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY FLEF 5 Devery, John J USAVA Colonial Beach, VA
230823 DH-4B AS-64615 Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY FLNO 5 Brooks, Thomas USANY Plattsburgh, NY
231010 DH-4B AS-645531OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLNO 5 Rowland, Dudley E. USACT Norwich, CT
231123 DH-4B AS-64547 Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLW 5 Turner, Samuel H. USACT Stamford, CT
230607 JN-4H AS-22533 1OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLEFNO 4 Valentine, Francis B. USAPA Pine Valley, PA
230613 DH-4B AS-63540 Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY FLEF 5 Connell, Samuel M USANY Newburgh. NY
230616 JN-4H AS22534 Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY TOAEF 4 Garrett, Kenneth USACT Naughtauck, CT
230711 JN-4H 22-535 Mitchel Field, LI, NY TOAEF 5 Olson, Olaf USANY Mitchel Field, NY
230820 DH-4B 22-580 Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY FLEF 5 Devery, John J USAVA Colonial Beach, VA
230823 DH-4B AS-64615 Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY FLNO 5 Brooks, Thomas USANY Plattsburgh, NY
231010 DH-4B AS-645531OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLNO 5 Rowland, Dudley E. USACT Norwich, CT
231123 DH-4B AS-64547 Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLW 5 Turner, Samuel H. USACT Stamford, CT
4 March, 1923
Martin GMT (Glenn Martin Transatlantic), USAAS 62949, (as identified in a 1972 article in Wings magazine) loses power on one of two Liberty engines while en route to Chanute Field, Illinois, is unable to stay aloft on one only, crashes. Pilot Maj. Bradley escapes injury, but Lt. Stanley Smith is fatally injured. Walt Boynes's account in Wings magazine gives the accident date as 5 March.[379] A period report from the Associated Press states, however,: "NEW YORK, March 4. - Lieut. Stanley Smith, army air service, was killed and Maj. Follett Bradley was probably fatally injured when a giant Martin bomer [sic] in which they had just left Mitchell Field [sic] for Chanute Field, Rantoul, Ills. [sic], was forced down in Brooklyn. Four student mechanics, privates, who also were in the biplane escaped with only slight injuries owing to the skillful manner in which Major Bradley piloted the big bomer [sic] to earth from 5,000 feet. The two officers were pinned under a wing of the machine, which, brought to earth on wheels, overturned when it struck a hillock. The mishap was due to a broken controlling rod." The Aviation Archeology site report matches the accident date, lists the pilot as Major Follett Bradley, Sr., identifies the Martin as AS-62951, and gives the crash site as Miller Street and Heigeman Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. Joe Baugher's serial number website adds that the aircraft had been modified to a Martin GMC with a 37-mm cannon in the nose, and that it carried McCook Field project number P110.
230304 MBT AS-62951 Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL FLEF 5 Bradley, Follett, (Sr) USANY At Miller Stret & Heigeman Ave, Brooklyn,NY
Martin GMT (Glenn Martin Transatlantic), USAAS 62949, (as identified in a 1972 article in Wings magazine) loses power on one of two Liberty engines while en route to Chanute Field, Illinois, is unable to stay aloft on one only, crashes. Pilot Maj. Bradley escapes injury, but Lt. Stanley Smith is fatally injured. Walt Boynes's account in Wings magazine gives the accident date as 5 March.[379] A period report from the Associated Press states, however,: "NEW YORK, March 4. - Lieut. Stanley Smith, army air service, was killed and Maj. Follett Bradley was probably fatally injured when a giant Martin bomer [sic] in which they had just left Mitchell Field [sic] for Chanute Field, Rantoul, Ills. [sic], was forced down in Brooklyn. Four student mechanics, privates, who also were in the biplane escaped with only slight injuries owing to the skillful manner in which Major Bradley piloted the big bomer [sic] to earth from 5,000 feet. The two officers were pinned under a wing of the machine, which, brought to earth on wheels, overturned when it struck a hillock. The mishap was due to a broken controlling rod." The Aviation Archeology site report matches the accident date, lists the pilot as Major Follett Bradley, Sr., identifies the Martin as AS-62951, and gives the crash site as Miller Street and Heigeman Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. Joe Baugher's serial number website adds that the aircraft had been modified to a Martin GMC with a 37-mm cannon in the nose, and that it carried McCook Field project number P110.
230304 MBT AS-62951 Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL FLEF 5 Bradley, Follett, (Sr) USANY At Miller Stret & Heigeman Ave, Brooklyn,NY
1924
240310 JN-4H 22-554 Mitchel Field, LI, NY KSSPCR 5 Weiss, Joseph L. USANY Golf Links, 1.5 mi NNE of Mitchel Field, NY
240328 JN 22-547 Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY TOAEF 5 Garlick, Thomas H USANY Mitchel Field, NY
240531 DH-4B AS-64620 Mitchel Field, LI, NY TOAEF 5 Kinloch, Robert A. USANJ Lakehurst NAS, NJ
240614 JN-4H AS-416798PhotoSec Mitchel Field, LI, NY TOAEF 5 McDuffie, Jasper K USANY Mitchel Field, NY
240729 JN-4H 22-554 Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLEF 5 Raymond, Robert F. USANY Main & Fulton St, East Meadow, LI, NY
240730 JN-4H 22-549 Mitchel Field, LI, NY LACNOW 4 Martin, Abbott C USANY Mitchel Field, NY
240812 DH-4B AS-64510 5OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LAC 5 Chandler, Homer B USANY Mitchel Field, NY
240908 DH-4B AS-22594 Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLEF 3 Hoag, Earl S. USARI Woonsocket, RI
240912 DH-4B unknown unknown FL 2 Connell, Samuel M USANY Mitchel Field, NY
240920 DH-4 unknown Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY CR 5 Goddard, George W USATX Ft Bliss, El Paso, TX
240920 unknown unknown Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLEF 5 McDuffie, Jasper K USANE 2 mi W of Ft Crook, Omaha, NE
241002 DH-4B AS-63536 Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY TOA 4 DeShields, Charles B USAWV Langin Field, WV
241002 OrencoF.4 Civilian A/C Roosevelt Aero Service,Westbury,NY TOA 4 Simpson, Russell W USAWV Langin Field, WV
241206 DH-4B unknown unknown FL 2 Connell, Samuel M USANY Mitchel Field, NY
241223 DH-4B AS-64629 Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLEF 5 Turner, Samuel H. USANY Hudson River at Harmon, NY
240328 JN 22-547 Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY TOAEF 5 Garlick, Thomas H USANY Mitchel Field, NY
240531 DH-4B AS-64620 Mitchel Field, LI, NY TOAEF 5 Kinloch, Robert A. USANJ Lakehurst NAS, NJ
240614 JN-4H AS-416798PhotoSec Mitchel Field, LI, NY TOAEF 5 McDuffie, Jasper K USANY Mitchel Field, NY
240729 JN-4H 22-554 Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLEF 5 Raymond, Robert F. USANY Main & Fulton St, East Meadow, LI, NY
240730 JN-4H 22-549 Mitchel Field, LI, NY LACNOW 4 Martin, Abbott C USANY Mitchel Field, NY
240812 DH-4B AS-64510 5OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LAC 5 Chandler, Homer B USANY Mitchel Field, NY
240908 DH-4B AS-22594 Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLEF 3 Hoag, Earl S. USARI Woonsocket, RI
240912 DH-4B unknown unknown FL 2 Connell, Samuel M USANY Mitchel Field, NY
240920 DH-4 unknown Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY CR 5 Goddard, George W USATX Ft Bliss, El Paso, TX
240920 unknown unknown Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLEF 5 McDuffie, Jasper K USANE 2 mi W of Ft Crook, Omaha, NE
241002 DH-4B AS-63536 Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY TOA 4 DeShields, Charles B USAWV Langin Field, WV
241002 OrencoF.4 Civilian A/C Roosevelt Aero Service,Westbury,NY TOA 4 Simpson, Russell W USAWV Langin Field, WV
241206 DH-4B unknown unknown FL 2 Connell, Samuel M USANY Mitchel Field, NY
241223 DH-4B AS-64629 Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLEF 5 Turner, Samuel H. USANY Hudson River at Harmon, NY
1925
3 March, 1930
Ford C-9, 29-221, c/n 81, assigned to the AC Detachment, Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., piloted by Newton Longfellow, suffers damage in taxi accident in which it went up on its nose at Mitchel Field, New York.
Ford C-9, 29-221, c/n 81, assigned to the AC Detachment, Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., piloted by Newton Longfellow, suffers damage in taxi accident in which it went up on its nose at Mitchel Field, New York.
1931
1932
320903 O-25C 32-198 5OS Mitchel Field, NY Landing ACcident Ground Collision LACGC
Anderson, Samuel E USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
320903 O-25C 32-208 5OS Mitchel Field, NY Taxiing ACcident TAC
Keenan, Gregory F. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
Anderson, Samuel E USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
320903 O-25C 32-208 5OS Mitchel Field, NY Taxiing ACcident TAC
Keenan, Gregory F. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
Two Douglas 0-25cs from the 5th Observation Squadron collide at Mitchel field. One was taxiing out for takeoff when it was struck by the other after landing.
1933
1934
340120 O-1G 31-488 99OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY LAC 4 Winstead, Joshawa T., Jr USANC Macclesfield, NC
340204 O-31A 31-604 99OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY TACMF 3 Sinclair, Frank D. USAMI Selfridge Field, MI
340205 Y1O-40B 32-415 99OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY FLEF 4 Bradley, Follett USANJ Lakehurst NAS, NJ
340206 F-1A 31-465 5OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLEF 2 Logan, Arthur L. CAN 4 mi W of Chatham, Ontario, CAN
340206 Y1O-40B 32-416 99OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY FL lost 4 Pursley, Charles A. USASC Denmark, SC
340420 O-1G 31-473 Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LACNU 3 Baker, David H USANY Framingham Airport, LI, NY
340607 O-1G 31-479 1OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY TAC 3 Lehman, Arthur J. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
340618 O-43 32-291 99OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY TAC 3 Royce, Ralph USAVA Fort Ethan Allen, VA
340719 Y1O-40A 32-343 99OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LAC 3 Allen, Robert H USANY Mitchel Field, NY
340719 O-31A 31-607 99OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY MF 3 Melden, T. M., Jr USANY Mitchel Field, NY
340720 BT-2B 31-14 1OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LACMF 3 Geofferey, Harry H. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
341001 unknown unknown Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY FLEF 3 Frank, Walter H. USAPA Irwin, PA
341030 O-1G 31-499 99OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY MACO 4 Henry, Draper F. USACT New Haven, CT
341206 O-1G 31-479 1OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY TAC 0 (parked aircraft) USAFL Chapman Field, FL
341229 O-1G 31-494 99OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY LACNO 3 Olsen, Albert F. USAIL Muni Airport, Chicago, IL
340204 O-31A 31-604 99OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY TACMF 3 Sinclair, Frank D. USAMI Selfridge Field, MI
340205 Y1O-40B 32-415 99OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY FLEF 4 Bradley, Follett USANJ Lakehurst NAS, NJ
340206 F-1A 31-465 5OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLEF 2 Logan, Arthur L. CAN 4 mi W of Chatham, Ontario, CAN
340206 Y1O-40B 32-416 99OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY FL lost 4 Pursley, Charles A. USASC Denmark, SC
340420 O-1G 31-473 Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LACNU 3 Baker, David H USANY Framingham Airport, LI, NY
340607 O-1G 31-479 1OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY TAC 3 Lehman, Arthur J. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
340618 O-43 32-291 99OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY TAC 3 Royce, Ralph USAVA Fort Ethan Allen, VA
340719 Y1O-40A 32-343 99OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LAC 3 Allen, Robert H USANY Mitchel Field, NY
340719 O-31A 31-607 99OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY MF 3 Melden, T. M., Jr USANY Mitchel Field, NY
340720 BT-2B 31-14 1OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LACMF 3 Geofferey, Harry H. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
341001 unknown unknown Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY FLEF 3 Frank, Walter H. USAPA Irwin, PA
341030 O-1G 31-499 99OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY MACO 4 Henry, Draper F. USACT New Haven, CT
341206 O-1G 31-479 1OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY TAC 0 (parked aircraft) USAFL Chapman Field, FL
341229 O-1G 31-494 99OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY LACNO 3 Olsen, Albert F. USAIL Muni Airport, Chicago, IL
23 February, 1934
Three Air Corps crew are forced down in an aircraft in the Atlantic off of Rockaway Point, New York, whilst en route from Mitchel Field, New York, to Langley Field, Virginia, to pick up mail planes. Planes and vessels searched the sea off New York for the body of Lieutenant George F. McDermott, described by the press as the fifth flier to die in connection with the army's task of carrying the air mail. Forced down amidst "crashing waves", McDermott's two companions, Lieutenants J. H. Rothrock and W. S. Pocock, were picked up by the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Bernadou. They were reported to be "weak from exposure." The vessel could not find McDermott, nor salvage the disintegrating plane. "McDermott, whose family lives in Greenfield, Pa., slipped to his death in the icy Atlantic hours after the plane faltered and alighted. His companions, clad in heavy flying suits and weakened by exposure, could not help him." McDermott, "23, battled side by side witht [sic] his companions, Lieut. J. H. Rothrock and Lieut. W. S. Pocock, for five hours on the ice-covered wings of the plane before he died, the sixth to lose his life in connection with preparations for the army to fly the mail. Once, in the almost super-human struggle of the three to cut loose the craft's motors and keep afloat, he fell into the choppy sea. Doggedly, he swam back to where his companions could pull him aboard again. The could [sic] was intense and a stiff wind whipped the waves high. Again McDermott's grip failed and he slid away from his companions and into the water, apparently unconscious. Rothrock and Pocock couldn't reach him, and within a moment he had disappeared. Ten minutes later rescuers from the destroyed [sic] Bernadou - leading a fleet of ships and planes which had sought for hours to reach the pilots - reached the almost submered [sic] craft and took off Rothrock and Pocock. James H. Rothrock was listed as the pilot of this flight, in Douglas C-29 Dolphin, 33-293,[240] c/n 1184, one of only two of the C-29 amphibious flying boats acquired by the Air Corps. An Associated Press wire photo is published 2 March 1934 showing Pocock and Rothrock recovering in hospital.
Three Air Corps crew are forced down in an aircraft in the Atlantic off of Rockaway Point, New York, whilst en route from Mitchel Field, New York, to Langley Field, Virginia, to pick up mail planes. Planes and vessels searched the sea off New York for the body of Lieutenant George F. McDermott, described by the press as the fifth flier to die in connection with the army's task of carrying the air mail. Forced down amidst "crashing waves", McDermott's two companions, Lieutenants J. H. Rothrock and W. S. Pocock, were picked up by the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Bernadou. They were reported to be "weak from exposure." The vessel could not find McDermott, nor salvage the disintegrating plane. "McDermott, whose family lives in Greenfield, Pa., slipped to his death in the icy Atlantic hours after the plane faltered and alighted. His companions, clad in heavy flying suits and weakened by exposure, could not help him." McDermott, "23, battled side by side witht [sic] his companions, Lieut. J. H. Rothrock and Lieut. W. S. Pocock, for five hours on the ice-covered wings of the plane before he died, the sixth to lose his life in connection with preparations for the army to fly the mail. Once, in the almost super-human struggle of the three to cut loose the craft's motors and keep afloat, he fell into the choppy sea. Doggedly, he swam back to where his companions could pull him aboard again. The could [sic] was intense and a stiff wind whipped the waves high. Again McDermott's grip failed and he slid away from his companions and into the water, apparently unconscious. Rothrock and Pocock couldn't reach him, and within a moment he had disappeared. Ten minutes later rescuers from the destroyed [sic] Bernadou - leading a fleet of ships and planes which had sought for hours to reach the pilots - reached the almost submered [sic] craft and took off Rothrock and Pocock. James H. Rothrock was listed as the pilot of this flight, in Douglas C-29 Dolphin, 33-293,[240] c/n 1184, one of only two of the C-29 amphibious flying boats acquired by the Air Corps. An Associated Press wire photo is published 2 March 1934 showing Pocock and Rothrock recovering in hospital.
1935
Curtiss O-39 Falcon: 214 (9 CA) wrecked when nosed over on landing at Mitchel Field, NY Feb 6, 1935
350105 O-1C 31-481 99OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LAC 3 Farman, Ivan L. USANJ Aircraft Radio Corp. Field, Booton, NJ
350129 O-1G 31-473 99OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY FLoGNO 3 Fischer, John F. USASC Near Charleston, SC
350206 O-39 32-214 61SerSq Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LACNO 3 Blair, S. A. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
350225 Y1O-40B 32-416 1OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLEF 4 Smith, Don W. USANY Floyd Bennett Airport, NYC, NY
350411 O-31A 31-606 5BS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LAC 4 Gilkes, Clarence W USANY Mitchel Field, NY
350430 PT-3A 29-44 StaComp Mitchell Field, LI, NY TACNO 4 Hart, Joseph H. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
350621 O-1E 29-285 StaComp Mitchel Field, LI, NY MACO 4 Hayward, John M. USANY Commack, NY
350629 C-8 30-394 Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL TOAEF 4 Goddard, George W USANY Mitchel Field, NY
350801 O-1E 29-297 861OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY TACW 4 Adams, James G USANY Mitchel Field, NY
350804 O-1E 29-317 Org Res Mitchel Field, LI, NY LACNO 5 Spooner, Malcom G. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
350820 O-1G 31-498 97OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY KFLEF 5 Scherer, Robert M. USANY 5 mi N of Watertown, NY
350904 B-10B 34-113 5BS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY FLEF 5 Creer, William E USAPA 2 mi E of Middletown, PA on PA Route #341
351023 O-39 32-215 97OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY LACSSP 5 Young, Raymond A. USANY Plattsburg Barracks, Plattsburg, NY
351102 Y1O-40B 32-415 97OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY TOAEF 5 Miller, William A. USAOH Cornfield, 1 mi E of Alexandersville, OH
351204 O-43 32-291 97OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY KLACSSP 5 Geofferey, Harry H. USADC Bolling Field, Washington, DC
351209 O-1G 31-497 1BS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY TOA 4 Fisher, William P. USANJ Warrengrove, NJ
351209 O-1G 31-500 1BS Mitchel Field, LI, NY TOA 5 Randall, John L. USANJ Warren Grove, NJ
350105 O-1C 31-481 99OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LAC 3 Farman, Ivan L. USANJ Aircraft Radio Corp. Field, Booton, NJ
350129 O-1G 31-473 99OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY FLoGNO 3 Fischer, John F. USASC Near Charleston, SC
350206 O-39 32-214 61SerSq Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LACNO 3 Blair, S. A. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
350225 Y1O-40B 32-416 1OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLEF 4 Smith, Don W. USANY Floyd Bennett Airport, NYC, NY
350411 O-31A 31-606 5BS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LAC 4 Gilkes, Clarence W USANY Mitchel Field, NY
350430 PT-3A 29-44 StaComp Mitchell Field, LI, NY TACNO 4 Hart, Joseph H. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
350621 O-1E 29-285 StaComp Mitchel Field, LI, NY MACO 4 Hayward, John M. USANY Commack, NY
350629 C-8 30-394 Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL TOAEF 4 Goddard, George W USANY Mitchel Field, NY
350801 O-1E 29-297 861OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY TACW 4 Adams, James G USANY Mitchel Field, NY
350804 O-1E 29-317 Org Res Mitchel Field, LI, NY LACNO 5 Spooner, Malcom G. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
350820 O-1G 31-498 97OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY KFLEF 5 Scherer, Robert M. USANY 5 mi N of Watertown, NY
350904 B-10B 34-113 5BS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY FLEF 5 Creer, William E USAPA 2 mi E of Middletown, PA on PA Route #341
351023 O-39 32-215 97OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY LACSSP 5 Young, Raymond A. USANY Plattsburg Barracks, Plattsburg, NY
351102 Y1O-40B 32-415 97OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY TOAEF 5 Miller, William A. USAOH Cornfield, 1 mi E of Alexandersville, OH
351204 O-43 32-291 97OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY KLACSSP 5 Geofferey, Harry H. USADC Bolling Field, Washington, DC
351209 O-1G 31-497 1BS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY TOA 4 Fisher, William P. USANJ Warrengrove, NJ
351209 O-1G 31-500 1BS Mitchel Field, LI, NY TOA 5 Randall, John L. USANJ Warren Grove, NJ
25 February, 1935:
A Curtiss Y1O-40B Raven, 32-416, of the 1st Observation Squadron, 9th Observation Group, Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, piloted by Don W. Smith, suffers major damage when it force lands due to engine failure at Floyd Bennett Field, New York City, New York. Repaired.
A Curtiss Y1O-40B Raven, 32-416, of the 1st Observation Squadron, 9th Observation Group, Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, piloted by Don W. Smith, suffers major damage when it force lands due to engine failure at Floyd Bennett Field, New York City, New York. Repaired.
6 June, 1936
Martin B-10B, 34–89, c/n 620,[48] of the 1st Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group, based at Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, New York, piloted by Darlene E. Bailey, gets into an irrecoverable spin, crew bails out, plane comes down in a field at Syosset, L.I., New York. Written off.[49][74]
89 (MSN 620) converted to B-10BM. Lost control and stalled (pilot bailed out) and spun into ground at Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN. w/o Jun 6, 1926 at Syosset, NY
Martin B-10B, 34–89, c/n 620,[48] of the 1st Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group, based at Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, New York, piloted by Darlene E. Bailey, gets into an irrecoverable spin, crew bails out, plane comes down in a field at Syosset, L.I., New York. Written off.[49][74]
89 (MSN 620) converted to B-10BM. Lost control and stalled (pilot bailed out) and spun into ground at Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN. w/o Jun 6, 1926 at Syosset, NY
1936
360109 B-6A 30-353 1BS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY FLEF 5 Craw, Demas T. USANY Mineola, LI, NY
360111 O-1G 31-482 5BS Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLW 4 Rodgers, John N. USAPA Brookline, PA
360201 PT-3 28-306 Air Ser Sec Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY TACNU 2 Falco, Maceo USANY Mitchel Field, NY
360205 O-1G 31-494 1BS Mitchel Field, LI, NY LAC 3 Snell, Arthur Y USANY Mitchel Field, NY
360207 B-10B 34-34 20BS Langley Field, Hampton, VA LACMF 3 Cunningham, Thomas J. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
360219 B-10B 34-43 20BS Langley Field, Hampton, VA LAC 3 Senter, William O. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
360220 O-1G 31-474 1BS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY TAC 3 Carpenter, Earle J USANY Mitchel Field, NY
360301 PT-3A 29-44 Sta Comp Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY FLEF 5 Miller William A. USACT New Medford, CT
360606 B-10B 34-89 1BS 9BG Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY BOSSPCR 5 Bailey, Dalene E USANY Syosset, LI, NY
360618 B-10B 34-36 49BS Langley Field, Hampton, VA FLEF 4 Lawton, Malcom S. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
360711 O-1G 31-474 97OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY LACNO 5 Lewis, Burton F. USACT Mollison Field, Stratford, CT
360717 OA-4 32-397 Mitchel Field, LI, NY TAC 2 Haskins, Millard L USANY Old Fort Tyler,NY
360807 B-10B 35-236 99BS Mitchel Field, LI, NY TAC 2 Melden, T. M., Jr USANY Mitchel Field, NY
360830 O-1G 31-476 369OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY MACO 5 Allen, Robert H USAMA North Shirley, MA
360920 B-10B 35-243 99BS Mitchel Field, LI, NY MACB 2 Osher, Norman C. USANY Near, Bronx, NY
360922 B-10B 35-242 99BS Mitchel Field, LI, NY KSSPCR 5 Neely, Jack J. USARI Hillgrove Airport, RI
361009 B-10B 34-115 1BS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY TACMF 3 Chapman, C. T. USAPA Middletown Air Depot, Middletown, PA
361112 B-10B 35-232 18RS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY FLEF 3 Doyle, John P. USADE Laurel, DE
361222 B-10B 34-50 49BS Langley Field, Hampton, VA FLoG 5 Thompson, Glenn C. USANY 1 mi W of Mitchel Field, LI, NY
360111 O-1G 31-482 5BS Mitchel Field, LI, NY FLW 4 Rodgers, John N. USAPA Brookline, PA
360201 PT-3 28-306 Air Ser Sec Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY TACNU 2 Falco, Maceo USANY Mitchel Field, NY
360205 O-1G 31-494 1BS Mitchel Field, LI, NY LAC 3 Snell, Arthur Y USANY Mitchel Field, NY
360207 B-10B 34-34 20BS Langley Field, Hampton, VA LACMF 3 Cunningham, Thomas J. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
360219 B-10B 34-43 20BS Langley Field, Hampton, VA LAC 3 Senter, William O. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
360220 O-1G 31-474 1BS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY TAC 3 Carpenter, Earle J USANY Mitchel Field, NY
360301 PT-3A 29-44 Sta Comp Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY FLEF 5 Miller William A. USACT New Medford, CT
360606 B-10B 34-89 1BS 9BG Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY BOSSPCR 5 Bailey, Dalene E USANY Syosset, LI, NY
360618 B-10B 34-36 49BS Langley Field, Hampton, VA FLEF 4 Lawton, Malcom S. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
360711 O-1G 31-474 97OS Mitchel Field, LI, NY LACNO 5 Lewis, Burton F. USACT Mollison Field, Stratford, CT
360717 OA-4 32-397 Mitchel Field, LI, NY TAC 2 Haskins, Millard L USANY Old Fort Tyler,NY
360807 B-10B 35-236 99BS Mitchel Field, LI, NY TAC 2 Melden, T. M., Jr USANY Mitchel Field, NY
360830 O-1G 31-476 369OS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY MACO 5 Allen, Robert H USAMA North Shirley, MA
360920 B-10B 35-243 99BS Mitchel Field, LI, NY MACB 2 Osher, Norman C. USANY Near, Bronx, NY
360922 B-10B 35-242 99BS Mitchel Field, LI, NY KSSPCR 5 Neely, Jack J. USARI Hillgrove Airport, RI
361009 B-10B 34-115 1BS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY TACMF 3 Chapman, C. T. USAPA Middletown Air Depot, Middletown, PA
361112 B-10B 35-232 18RS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY FLEF 3 Doyle, John P. USADE Laurel, DE
361222 B-10B 34-50 49BS Langley Field, Hampton, VA FLoG 5 Thompson, Glenn C. USANY 1 mi W of Mitchel Field, LI, NY
1937
370117 O-46A 35-199 2ABS Mitchel Field, NY FLW 3
Pennington, Victor P. USA MD Armiger, MD
370219 O-46A 35-178 97OS Mitchel Field, NY MACO 3
Rethorest, William USA PA Near, Point Pleasant, PA
370415 B-10B 34-82 1BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY MAC 2
Sexton, Robert C. USA MD 1 mi E of Ocean City, MD
370415 B-10B 34-112 1BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY MAC 2
Langben, Thomas F. USA MD 1mi E of Ocean City, MD
370507 C-33 36-81 2ABS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, NY FLEF 5
Cullen, Paul T USA AZ Clay Springs, AZ
370601 B-10B 34-114 99BS Mitchel Field, NY FLEF 3
Akre, R. O. S. USA PA Middletown Air Depot, Middletown, PA
370709 O-46A 35-199 Org Res Mitchel Field, NY TACMF 4
Chandler, Homer B. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
370729 B-10B 35-232 18RS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, NY LAC 3
Divine, Dwoght, II USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
370814 B-10B 34-112 1BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY LACSF 4
Quesada, Elwood R. USA CA Hamilton Field, CA
371116 B-10B 34-91 99BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY TAC 3
Melville, Phillips USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
371116 C-8A 30-392 97OS Mitchel Field, NY TAC 3
(parked aircraft) USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
371223 BT-9C 37-411 Org Res Mitchel Field, NY TOAEF 4
Chandler, Homer B USA TX Biggs Field, TX
Pennington, Victor P. USA MD Armiger, MD
370219 O-46A 35-178 97OS Mitchel Field, NY MACO 3
Rethorest, William USA PA Near, Point Pleasant, PA
370415 B-10B 34-82 1BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY MAC 2
Sexton, Robert C. USA MD 1 mi E of Ocean City, MD
370415 B-10B 34-112 1BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY MAC 2
Langben, Thomas F. USA MD 1mi E of Ocean City, MD
370507 C-33 36-81 2ABS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, NY FLEF 5
Cullen, Paul T USA AZ Clay Springs, AZ
370601 B-10B 34-114 99BS Mitchel Field, NY FLEF 3
Akre, R. O. S. USA PA Middletown Air Depot, Middletown, PA
370709 O-46A 35-199 Org Res Mitchel Field, NY TACMF 4
Chandler, Homer B. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
370729 B-10B 35-232 18RS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, NY LAC 3
Divine, Dwoght, II USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
370814 B-10B 34-112 1BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY LACSF 4
Quesada, Elwood R. USA CA Hamilton Field, CA
371116 B-10B 34-91 99BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY TAC 3
Melville, Phillips USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
371116 C-8A 30-392 97OS Mitchel Field, NY TAC 3
(parked aircraft) USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
371223 BT-9C 37-411 Org Res Mitchel Field, NY TOAEF 4
Chandler, Homer B USA TX Biggs Field, TX
1938
380424 BT-9C 38-229 Mitchel Field, NY LAC 3
Spooner, Malcom G. USA CT Canaan, CT
380505 O-46A 35-177 97OS Mitchel Field, NY TAC 2
Harvey, Sterling G. USA NY Muni Airport, Niagara Falls, NY
380517 B-10B 34-110 5BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY LACMF 4
Valentine, Francis B. USA PA Middletown AD, Middletown, PA
380616 O-46A 35-174 97OS Mitchel Field, NY LAC 4
Lewis, Burton F. USA NJ Newark Airport, Newark, NJ
380725 B-10B 34-111 99BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY LAC 4
Upthegrove, Fay R. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
380809 BC-1 37-638 18RS Mitchel Field, NY TAC 3
Melville, Phillips USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
380923 O-46A 35-201 Org Res Mitchel Field, NY KSSPCR 5
Harper, Maitland C. USA NY South Bay, Hudson, NY
380924 B-10B 34-82 1BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY LAC 3
Benn, William G USA NY Wheeler Sack Field, Pine Camp, Watertown, NY
380928 B-10B 5BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY LAC 3
Simons, Richard W. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
381012 B-18 36-293 18RS Mitchel Field, NY CRGC 5
Nelson, Charles K. USA VA Water of Back Bay, E side Langley Fld, VA
381118 B-18A 37-468 99BS Mitchel Field, NY KMACO 5
Black, Robert K USA GA 7 mi NE of LaGrange, GA SEE article below
381122 B-18 37-30 HqSq 9BG Mitchel Field, NY ACC 2
Winn, Raymond L. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
381212 BC-1 38-379 5BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY LACNO 4
Spilman, Lawrence A. USA CT Norwalk, CT
Spooner, Malcom G. USA CT Canaan, CT
380505 O-46A 35-177 97OS Mitchel Field, NY TAC 2
Harvey, Sterling G. USA NY Muni Airport, Niagara Falls, NY
380517 B-10B 34-110 5BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY LACMF 4
Valentine, Francis B. USA PA Middletown AD, Middletown, PA
380616 O-46A 35-174 97OS Mitchel Field, NY LAC 4
Lewis, Burton F. USA NJ Newark Airport, Newark, NJ
380725 B-10B 34-111 99BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY LAC 4
Upthegrove, Fay R. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
380809 BC-1 37-638 18RS Mitchel Field, NY TAC 3
Melville, Phillips USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
380923 O-46A 35-201 Org Res Mitchel Field, NY KSSPCR 5
Harper, Maitland C. USA NY South Bay, Hudson, NY
380924 B-10B 34-82 1BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY LAC 3
Benn, William G USA NY Wheeler Sack Field, Pine Camp, Watertown, NY
380928 B-10B 5BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY LAC 3
Simons, Richard W. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
381012 B-18 36-293 18RS Mitchel Field, NY CRGC 5
Nelson, Charles K. USA VA Water of Back Bay, E side Langley Fld, VA
381118 B-18A 37-468 99BS Mitchel Field, NY KMACO 5
Black, Robert K USA GA 7 mi NE of LaGrange, GA SEE article below
381122 B-18 37-30 HqSq 9BG Mitchel Field, NY ACC 2
Winn, Raymond L. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
381212 BC-1 38-379 5BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY LACNO 4
Spilman, Lawrence A. USA CT Norwalk, CT
18 November, 1938
Douglas B-18A Bolo, 37-468, of the 99th Bomb Squadron, on a flight from Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, New York, to Maxwell Field, Alabama, crashes 7 miles NE of Lagrange, Georgia, in a night accident in rainy weather that blanketed most of the Southeast. Five of six crew, and two military passengers, were killed when the plane struck trees, possibly due to a downdraft. A dying member of the crew provided details of the crash before he expired. Pvt. Joseph Nanartowich said "We were flying low to get under the ceiling. It was raining. Suddenly we hit a rough spot and bounced. Next thing I knew we were plowing through the trees. There were no mechanical defects so far as I could tell." When rescuers reached the burning wreckage, they found Nanartowich and Lt. John D. Madre alive. Madre was still clinging to life, but unconscious the following day. Killed were pilot Robert K. Black, of Meridian, Georgia, Lt. Robert R. McKechnie, of Cleveland, Ohio, Lt. Allen M. Howery, of Russellville, Tennessee, and Sgt. Harry T. Jones, of Hempstead, New York. The passengers were Lt. James W. Stewart, of East Orange, New Jersey, who was returning to his station at Randolph Field, Texas, and Corp. J. E. Galloway, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, who was returning to his station in Dallas. The bomber had been heard circling Lagrange about 2300 hrs. and it was thought that the pilot was seeking an emergency landing field. "Nearly two hours later a colored share cropper made his way through the mud into town and told of the crash near his home.[165]
Douglas B-18A Bolo, 37-468, of the 99th Bomb Squadron, on a flight from Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, New York, to Maxwell Field, Alabama, crashes 7 miles NE of Lagrange, Georgia, in a night accident in rainy weather that blanketed most of the Southeast. Five of six crew, and two military passengers, were killed when the plane struck trees, possibly due to a downdraft. A dying member of the crew provided details of the crash before he expired. Pvt. Joseph Nanartowich said "We were flying low to get under the ceiling. It was raining. Suddenly we hit a rough spot and bounced. Next thing I knew we were plowing through the trees. There were no mechanical defects so far as I could tell." When rescuers reached the burning wreckage, they found Nanartowich and Lt. John D. Madre alive. Madre was still clinging to life, but unconscious the following day. Killed were pilot Robert K. Black, of Meridian, Georgia, Lt. Robert R. McKechnie, of Cleveland, Ohio, Lt. Allen M. Howery, of Russellville, Tennessee, and Sgt. Harry T. Jones, of Hempstead, New York. The passengers were Lt. James W. Stewart, of East Orange, New Jersey, who was returning to his station at Randolph Field, Texas, and Corp. J. E. Galloway, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, who was returning to his station in Dallas. The bomber had been heard circling Lagrange about 2300 hrs. and it was thought that the pilot was seeking an emergency landing field. "Nearly two hours later a colored share cropper made his way through the mud into town and told of the crash near his home.[165]
1939
390206 C-33 36-76 2TS Middletown A.I.D.,Middletown, PA LAC 3
Cavenah, K. A. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
390211 XP-38 37-457 Mat Div Wright Field, Dayton, OH FLEF 5
Kelsey, Benjamin S. USA NY Cold Stream Golf Course, Hempstead, NY See article below
390217 BC-1 38-378 GHQ AF Mitchel Field, NY TACSF 2
Cobb, Richard E USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
390714 BT-9C 38-252 Mitchel Field, NY KSSPCR 5
Durbin, Paul C. USA NY Bethpage State Park, Bethpage, LI, NY
390807 P-12D 31-273 1BS Mitchel Field, NY LACGL 3
Doerr, John J USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
390809 O-46A 35-190 97OS Mitchel Field, NY KMAC 5 T
homas, Morris E. USA NY Round Lake, NY
390809 O-46A 35-198 97OS Mitchel Field, NY MAC 3
Prince, William M USA NY Round Lake, NY
390831 O-43A 33-271 12OS Godman Field, Ft Knox, Ky LAC 2
Cole, Nester E USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
390919 P-12D 31-275 18RS Mitchel Field, NY BOACC 5
Sheffield, Charles P. USA NY Jericho, LI, NY
390919 P-12D 31-175 99BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY BOSSP 5
Toliver, Raymond F. USANY 5 mi S of Huntington, LI, NY
391008 B-18 36-263 1SchSq Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL TOA 3
Legg, Richard A. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
391012 P-12D 31-234 99BS Mitchel Field, NY LACGL 3
Moffat, William H. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
391012 P-12D 31-210 5BS 9BG Mitchel Field, Hempstead, NY LACNO 3
Rozwenc, George S. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
391023 P-12D 31-273 1BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY LACGL 3
Selby, David C. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
391117 O-46A 35-166 Mitchel Field, NY LAC 3
Durbin, M. C. USA NY Syracuse Airport,
391122 A-17 35-155 18RS Mitchel Field, NY LACNO 4
Gould, Campbell H. USA MD Logan Field, Dundalk, MD
391204 B-18A 37-586 99BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY LAC 3
Truesdall, Karl, Jr USA NJ Princeton Field, Princeton, NJ
Cavenah, K. A. USANY Mitchel Field, NY
390211 XP-38 37-457 Mat Div Wright Field, Dayton, OH FLEF 5
Kelsey, Benjamin S. USA NY Cold Stream Golf Course, Hempstead, NY See article below
390217 BC-1 38-378 GHQ AF Mitchel Field, NY TACSF 2
Cobb, Richard E USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
390714 BT-9C 38-252 Mitchel Field, NY KSSPCR 5
Durbin, Paul C. USA NY Bethpage State Park, Bethpage, LI, NY
390807 P-12D 31-273 1BS Mitchel Field, NY LACGL 3
Doerr, John J USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
390809 O-46A 35-190 97OS Mitchel Field, NY KMAC 5 T
homas, Morris E. USA NY Round Lake, NY
390809 O-46A 35-198 97OS Mitchel Field, NY MAC 3
Prince, William M USA NY Round Lake, NY
390831 O-43A 33-271 12OS Godman Field, Ft Knox, Ky LAC 2
Cole, Nester E USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
390919 P-12D 31-275 18RS Mitchel Field, NY BOACC 5
Sheffield, Charles P. USA NY Jericho, LI, NY
390919 P-12D 31-175 99BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY BOSSP 5
Toliver, Raymond F. USANY 5 mi S of Huntington, LI, NY
391008 B-18 36-263 1SchSq Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL TOA 3
Legg, Richard A. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
391012 P-12D 31-234 99BS Mitchel Field, NY LACGL 3
Moffat, William H. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
391012 P-12D 31-210 5BS 9BG Mitchel Field, Hempstead, NY LACNO 3
Rozwenc, George S. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
391023 P-12D 31-273 1BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY LACGL 3
Selby, David C. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
391117 O-46A 35-166 Mitchel Field, NY LAC 3
Durbin, M. C. USA NY Syracuse Airport,
391122 A-17 35-155 18RS Mitchel Field, NY LACNO 4
Gould, Campbell H. USA MD Logan Field, Dundalk, MD
391204 B-18A 37-586 99BS 9BG Mitchel Field, NY LAC 3
Truesdall, Karl, Jr USA NJ Princeton Field, Princeton, NJ
11 February 1939: Prototype Lockheed XP-38, 37-457,
After cross-country speed flight, Lockheed XP-38 Lightning prototype, 37-457, c/n 022-2201, crash lands on Cold Stream Golf Course on approach to Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York when engines fail due to icing. Pilot Ben Kelsey survives. Attempts by authorities to shield "secret" design from local photographers fail miserably.
Wreck of the prototype Lockheed XP-38, 37-457,
Cold Stream Golf Course, Hempstead, New York, 11 February 1939.
Sleek, Fast and Luckless: Time Magazine, Feb 20, 1939
She was sleek as freshly peeled willow. As overalled mechanics trundled her out for the warm-up at March Field one day last week she gleamed slimly among the bulb-nosed fighters, the potbellied bombers on the Army Air Corps Southern California airdrome. Major General Henry H. Arnold, greying Chief of the Air Corps, surveyed with particular approval her twin engines, Prestone-cooled V12 Allisons of 1,000 horsepower each, faired trimly into the metal wing. Well he knew that broad-beamed radial air-cooled motors, such as the big U. S. engine builders have brought to perfection, could not be used on such a ship without protruding in speed-killing humps on the wing's leading edges, that only the Allison (TIME, Jan. 30) could do the job cut out for the new fighter.
When the engines had been warmed up, Lieutenant Ben S. Kelsey, one of the Army's ace test pilots, buckled his parachute leg-straps, climbed into her independent midships compartment (she is twin-tailed) and took off. Half an hour later he landed, and delighted Henry Arnold issued a statement to the press about XP-38, the Air Corps's break from pursuit tradition. The ship, said he, "opens up new horizons of performance probably unattainable by nations banking solely on the single engine arrangement." Kelsey had traveled more than 350 miles an hour in the test. He was satisfied the Lockheed was highly maneuverable, had more than 400 miles an hour in her.
Day after the test, Ben Kelsey took the ship East, stopped 22 minutes at Amarillo for fuel, lost another 23 minutes at the gas pit in Dayton. When he whipped over Mitchel Field on Long Island, just as the sun was setting, he was seven hours, 45 minutes (elapsed time) out of March Field, 2,400 miles away, and only 17 minutes slower than Howard Hughes's record non-stop transcontinental flight in a racing plane in 1937.
Swinging swiftly in a wide arc he squared away for a landing, let down his landing gear. Then came some more of the sort of bad luck that has dogged new Army ships of late. As Pilot Kelsey suddenly realized that he was falling short, he opened his throttles to drag into the field. Without so much as a cough his left engine died. Plowing her wheels through a tree, the XP-38, with right engine throttled, slammed into the sand bunker of a golf course, came to a stop with her right wing torn off, her props hopelessly snaggled, her fuselage twisted (see cut). A passing motorist helped dazed Ben Kelsey from the wreck. He had been only slightly cut. (See another photo at bottom of page.)
Probably damaged beyond repair was XP-38. But in the Lockheed factory, at Burbank, Calif., were all the drawings, dies and jigs needed to make many more like her. Pilots said the twin-engined pursuit ship had joined the Air Corps.
Associated Press:"Mystery" Plane Crashes At End Of Test Speed Hop;
Fails to Break Hughes MarkNew York, February 11 (1939)-(AP)- A new secret twin-motor Army pursuit monoplane crashed into a tree on the edge of Mitchel Field on Long Island tonight at the end of a near-record transcontinental test flight. The pilot and sole occupant, Lieutenant Ben S. Kelsey, crack test flier, was saved from serious injury by the plane's all-steel cabin.
Kelsey took off from March Field, Calif., at 9:12 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time), stopped briefly at Amarillo, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, and arrived here at 4:57 p.m. His elapsed time of 7 hours 45 minutes was only 16 minutes and 35 seconds longer than Howard Hughes's 1937 Burbank, Calif.-Newark, N.J. nonstop record.
He apparently overshot the field, observers said, and zoomed the motors to pick up speed and altitude. The right motor appeared to choke, sending him into a steep right turn.
As Kelsey cut the throttle again, the plane slipped down and sheared off the tops of trees bordering the field, the undercarriage caught in a thirty-five-foot tree, and the plane plunged down into a sand pit on the Cold Stream Golf Course. Bystanders pulled Kelsey out of the wreckage. He was taken to a hospital with cuts on one eye and one hand, and suffering from shock. He was released after examination.
Scores of cars jammed around the spot. Field officials threw a fifty-man guard around the wreckage and rushed the plane's instruments to the field office, their condition undetermined. Colonel James Chaney, field commandant, called an inquiry board into session immediately, with Kelsey present. The findings were expected to be kept secret and sent to Washington in an army plane. The weather at the time of the crash was clear, with a light shifting wind. At the time of the crash it was blowing southeast.
The plane was a new Lockheed, the Army's first twin-engined pursuit plane, completed at the Lockheed Burbank plant two weeks ago and capable of doing 350 miles an hour. It was an all-metal single-seater, with stratosphere operating equipment, tricycle undercarriage, and super-high lift devices. It was designed to carry a nest of high-power machine guns, but none today. Its designation was XP-38.
Kelsey left Amarillo at 12:21 p.m. (E.S.T.), stopped at Dayton for 20 minutes, and took off at 3:34 p.m. (E.S.T.) His distance was estimated officially at about 2,400 miles. Hughes flight was about 2,587 miles.
Kelsey, 33, is married and is regularly assigned to the laboratory division of Wright Field, Dayton.
Cold Stream Golf Course, Hempstead, New York, 11 February 1939.
Sleek, Fast and Luckless: Time Magazine, Feb 20, 1939
She was sleek as freshly peeled willow. As overalled mechanics trundled her out for the warm-up at March Field one day last week she gleamed slimly among the bulb-nosed fighters, the potbellied bombers on the Army Air Corps Southern California airdrome. Major General Henry H. Arnold, greying Chief of the Air Corps, surveyed with particular approval her twin engines, Prestone-cooled V12 Allisons of 1,000 horsepower each, faired trimly into the metal wing. Well he knew that broad-beamed radial air-cooled motors, such as the big U. S. engine builders have brought to perfection, could not be used on such a ship without protruding in speed-killing humps on the wing's leading edges, that only the Allison (TIME, Jan. 30) could do the job cut out for the new fighter.
When the engines had been warmed up, Lieutenant Ben S. Kelsey, one of the Army's ace test pilots, buckled his parachute leg-straps, climbed into her independent midships compartment (she is twin-tailed) and took off. Half an hour later he landed, and delighted Henry Arnold issued a statement to the press about XP-38, the Air Corps's break from pursuit tradition. The ship, said he, "opens up new horizons of performance probably unattainable by nations banking solely on the single engine arrangement." Kelsey had traveled more than 350 miles an hour in the test. He was satisfied the Lockheed was highly maneuverable, had more than 400 miles an hour in her.
Day after the test, Ben Kelsey took the ship East, stopped 22 minutes at Amarillo for fuel, lost another 23 minutes at the gas pit in Dayton. When he whipped over Mitchel Field on Long Island, just as the sun was setting, he was seven hours, 45 minutes (elapsed time) out of March Field, 2,400 miles away, and only 17 minutes slower than Howard Hughes's record non-stop transcontinental flight in a racing plane in 1937.
Swinging swiftly in a wide arc he squared away for a landing, let down his landing gear. Then came some more of the sort of bad luck that has dogged new Army ships of late. As Pilot Kelsey suddenly realized that he was falling short, he opened his throttles to drag into the field. Without so much as a cough his left engine died. Plowing her wheels through a tree, the XP-38, with right engine throttled, slammed into the sand bunker of a golf course, came to a stop with her right wing torn off, her props hopelessly snaggled, her fuselage twisted (see cut). A passing motorist helped dazed Ben Kelsey from the wreck. He had been only slightly cut. (See another photo at bottom of page.)
Probably damaged beyond repair was XP-38. But in the Lockheed factory, at Burbank, Calif., were all the drawings, dies and jigs needed to make many more like her. Pilots said the twin-engined pursuit ship had joined the Air Corps.
Associated Press:"Mystery" Plane Crashes At End Of Test Speed Hop;
Fails to Break Hughes MarkNew York, February 11 (1939)-(AP)- A new secret twin-motor Army pursuit monoplane crashed into a tree on the edge of Mitchel Field on Long Island tonight at the end of a near-record transcontinental test flight. The pilot and sole occupant, Lieutenant Ben S. Kelsey, crack test flier, was saved from serious injury by the plane's all-steel cabin.
Kelsey took off from March Field, Calif., at 9:12 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time), stopped briefly at Amarillo, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, and arrived here at 4:57 p.m. His elapsed time of 7 hours 45 minutes was only 16 minutes and 35 seconds longer than Howard Hughes's 1937 Burbank, Calif.-Newark, N.J. nonstop record.
He apparently overshot the field, observers said, and zoomed the motors to pick up speed and altitude. The right motor appeared to choke, sending him into a steep right turn.
As Kelsey cut the throttle again, the plane slipped down and sheared off the tops of trees bordering the field, the undercarriage caught in a thirty-five-foot tree, and the plane plunged down into a sand pit on the Cold Stream Golf Course. Bystanders pulled Kelsey out of the wreckage. He was taken to a hospital with cuts on one eye and one hand, and suffering from shock. He was released after examination.
Scores of cars jammed around the spot. Field officials threw a fifty-man guard around the wreckage and rushed the plane's instruments to the field office, their condition undetermined. Colonel James Chaney, field commandant, called an inquiry board into session immediately, with Kelsey present. The findings were expected to be kept secret and sent to Washington in an army plane. The weather at the time of the crash was clear, with a light shifting wind. At the time of the crash it was blowing southeast.
The plane was a new Lockheed, the Army's first twin-engined pursuit plane, completed at the Lockheed Burbank plant two weeks ago and capable of doing 350 miles an hour. It was an all-metal single-seater, with stratosphere operating equipment, tricycle undercarriage, and super-high lift devices. It was designed to carry a nest of high-power machine guns, but none today. Its designation was XP-38.
Kelsey left Amarillo at 12:21 p.m. (E.S.T.), stopped at Dayton for 20 minutes, and took off at 3:34 p.m. (E.S.T.) His distance was estimated officially at about 2,400 miles. Hughes flight was about 2,587 miles.
Kelsey, 33, is married and is regularly assigned to the laboratory division of Wright Field, Dayton.
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11 February 1939: Barely two weeks after its first flight, First Lieutenant Benjamin Scovill (“Ben”) Kelsey, U.S. Army Air Corps, took the prototype Lockheed XP-38, 37-457, on a record-breaking transcontinental flight from March Field, Riverside, California, to Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York.
Lieutenant Kelsey departed March Field at 6:32 a.m., Pacific Standard Time, (9:32 a.m., Eastern) and flew to Amarillo, Texas for the first of two refueling stops. He arrived there at 12:22 p.m., EST, and remained on the ground for 22 minutes. The XP-38 took off at 12:44 p.m., EST, and Kelsey flew on to Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. He landed there at 3:10 p.m. EST. Kelsey was met by Major General H.H. Arnold, and it was decided to continue to New York. The XP-38 was airborne again at 3:28 p.m., EST, on the final leg of his transcontinental flight. Kelsey was overhead Mitchel Field, New York at 4:55 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, but his landing was delayed by other airplanes in the traffic pattern. On approach, the XP-38 was behind several slower training planes, so Lieutenant Kelsey throttled back the engines. When he tried to throttle up, the carburetor venturis iced and the engines would not accelerate, remaining at idle. The airplane crashed on a golf course short of the airport. |
First Lieutenant Benjamin Scovill (“Ben”) Kelsey,
U.S. Army Air Corps, |
The total elapsed time was 7 hours, 45 minutes, 36 seconds but Kelsey’s actual flight time was 7 hours, 36 seconds. The prototype had averaged 340 miles per hour (547 kilometers per hour) and had reached 420 miles per hour (676 kilometers per hour) during the Wright Field-to-Mitchel Field segment.
Kelsey’s transcontinental flight failed to break the transcontinental speed record set two years earlier by Howard R. Hughes by 17 minutes, 11 seconds. It should be noted, however, that Hughes H-1 Racer flew non-stop from coast to coast, while the XP-38 required two time-consuming fuel stops.
Kelsey’s transcontinental flight failed to break the transcontinental speed record set two years earlier by Howard R. Hughes by 17 minutes, 11 seconds. It should be noted, however, that Hughes H-1 Racer flew non-stop from coast to coast, while the XP-38 required two time-consuming fuel stops.
The prototype Lockheed XP-38, 37-457, being refueled at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, during the transcontinental speed record attempt, 11 February 1939. (Unattributed)
1940
400130 P-12D 31-248 5BS Mitchel Field, NY LACGL 2
Bowen, Ferrell L USA NY Suffolk County Airport, LI, NY
400130 P-12D 31-562 5BS Mitchel Field, NY LACGL 2
Gorman, Paul C USA NY Suffolk County Airport, LI, NY
400217 O-46A 38-2022CAAC DetMitchel Field, NY LAC 4
Cullerton, E. F. USA PA Emergency Field, Tower City, PA
400221 O-38F 33-326 Mitchel Field, NY FLMF 2
Reed, Minthorne W. USA NJ Central Airport, Camden, NJ
400331 A-17 35-145 18RS Mitchel Field, NY LACNU 3
Piollet, Victor E. USA NY Airport Towanda, NY
400416 B-18A 37-480 18RS Mitchel Field, NY FLoGW 5
Gorman, Edmund T. USA NY In water off Coney Island, NY
400426 O-47B 39-71 97OS Mitchel Field, NY LAC 4
Schroeck, Franklin E. USA LA Barksdale Field, LA
400615 B-18A 37-524 18RS Mitchel Field, LI, NY LAC uk
O'Niell USA NY Laguardia Airport, NY
June 17, 1940: B-18 37-576, Mitchel Field, NY MAC
1st Lt. P. Burlingame, USA NY Bellrose Queens SEE article below
June 17, 1940: B-18 37-583, Mitchel Field, NY MAC
2d Lt. R. M. Bylander, USA NY Bellerose Queens SEE article below
400628 P-12E 31-562 5BS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, NY FLEF 5
Collins, Herbert A USA MD La Plata. MD
400715 A-17 35-87 2ABS Mitchel Field, NY TAC 3
Nichols, Warren G. USA NY Miitchel Field, LI, NY
400720 P-36A 38-115 36PS Langley Field, Hampton, VA LAC 3
Austin, George l, Jr USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
400802 P-12D 31-248 5BS Mitchel Field, NY LACGL 4
Higgins, Edward W., Jr USA AL Maxwell Field, AL
400818 BT-14 40-1210 5BS 9Bg Mitchel Field, NY KSSPCR 5
Thompson, Henry C. USA NY Rye, NY
400910 BT-14 40-1212 5BS 9BG Mitchel Field, LI, NY LACNO 3
Schirmer, Robert F. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
400929 O-46A 35-200 2CAAC Det Mitchel Field, NY TACNU 3
Cronk, H. M. USA NY Miller Field, Staten Island, NY
400930 OA-9 38-560 97OS Mitchel Field,NY TOA 5
Stunkard, McClelland F, USA NY West Point, NY
401012 P-12E 31-568 2CA AC Det Mitchel Field, NY TOA 3
Gerlach, Lawrence A. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
401014 A-17 35-111 2ABG Mitchel Field, NY LAC 3
Goff, Lyman H. USA MA Westover Field, MA
401117 P-40 39-192 36PS Mitchel Field, NY FLEFNO 4
Readey, John V. USA VA 5 mi NE of Parksley, VA
401219 P-40 39-198 33PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY LACNO 4
Waugh, Robert J. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
401219 P-40 39-178 33PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY LACNU 3
Benney, Sherman USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
SEE Sep 5, 1941: Wrecked near Westbury, NY and damaged beyond repair.
Bowen, Ferrell L USA NY Suffolk County Airport, LI, NY
400130 P-12D 31-562 5BS Mitchel Field, NY LACGL 2
Gorman, Paul C USA NY Suffolk County Airport, LI, NY
400217 O-46A 38-2022CAAC DetMitchel Field, NY LAC 4
Cullerton, E. F. USA PA Emergency Field, Tower City, PA
400221 O-38F 33-326 Mitchel Field, NY FLMF 2
Reed, Minthorne W. USA NJ Central Airport, Camden, NJ
400331 A-17 35-145 18RS Mitchel Field, NY LACNU 3
Piollet, Victor E. USA NY Airport Towanda, NY
400416 B-18A 37-480 18RS Mitchel Field, NY FLoGW 5
Gorman, Edmund T. USA NY In water off Coney Island, NY
400426 O-47B 39-71 97OS Mitchel Field, NY LAC 4
Schroeck, Franklin E. USA LA Barksdale Field, LA
400615 B-18A 37-524 18RS Mitchel Field, LI, NY LAC uk
O'Niell USA NY Laguardia Airport, NY
June 17, 1940: B-18 37-576, Mitchel Field, NY MAC
1st Lt. P. Burlingame, USA NY Bellrose Queens SEE article below
June 17, 1940: B-18 37-583, Mitchel Field, NY MAC
2d Lt. R. M. Bylander, USA NY Bellerose Queens SEE article below
400628 P-12E 31-562 5BS Mitchel Field, Hempstead, NY FLEF 5
Collins, Herbert A USA MD La Plata. MD
400715 A-17 35-87 2ABS Mitchel Field, NY TAC 3
Nichols, Warren G. USA NY Miitchel Field, LI, NY
400720 P-36A 38-115 36PS Langley Field, Hampton, VA LAC 3
Austin, George l, Jr USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
400802 P-12D 31-248 5BS Mitchel Field, NY LACGL 4
Higgins, Edward W., Jr USA AL Maxwell Field, AL
400818 BT-14 40-1210 5BS 9Bg Mitchel Field, NY KSSPCR 5
Thompson, Henry C. USA NY Rye, NY
400910 BT-14 40-1212 5BS 9BG Mitchel Field, LI, NY LACNO 3
Schirmer, Robert F. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
400929 O-46A 35-200 2CAAC Det Mitchel Field, NY TACNU 3
Cronk, H. M. USA NY Miller Field, Staten Island, NY
400930 OA-9 38-560 97OS Mitchel Field,NY TOA 5
Stunkard, McClelland F, USA NY West Point, NY
401012 P-12E 31-568 2CA AC Det Mitchel Field, NY TOA 3
Gerlach, Lawrence A. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
401014 A-17 35-111 2ABG Mitchel Field, NY LAC 3
Goff, Lyman H. USA MA Westover Field, MA
401117 P-40 39-192 36PS Mitchel Field, NY FLEFNO 4
Readey, John V. USA VA 5 mi NE of Parksley, VA
401219 P-40 39-198 33PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY LACNO 4
Waugh, Robert J. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
401219 P-40 39-178 33PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY LACNU 3
Benney, Sherman USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
SEE Sep 5, 1941: Wrecked near Westbury, NY and damaged beyond repair.
June 17, 1940: B-18 crash, Bellerose Queens, 9:00 A.M. Monday, June 17, 1940 :
17 June, 1940
Two twin-engine Douglas B-18A Bolo bombers, 37-576, piloted by 1st Lt. P. Burlingame, and 37-583, flown by 2d Lt. R. M. Bylander, of the 9th Bomb Group, were flying out of Mitchel Field, New York, on a training exercise. While maneuvering at 2,500 feet, one plane passed too close under the other and the two collided. Fuel, metal, glass and other debris rained down onto newly built homes in Bellerose, New York, killing all 11 crew on board. One woman, inside a home set afire, succumbed to burn injuries the next day.
Two twin-engine Douglas B-18A Bolo bombers, 37-576, piloted by 1st Lt. P. Burlingame, and 37-583, flown by 2d Lt. R. M. Bylander, of the 9th Bomb Group, were flying out of Mitchel Field, New York, on a training exercise. While maneuvering at 2,500 feet, one plane passed too close under the other and the two collided. Fuel, metal, glass and other debris rained down onto newly built homes in Bellerose, New York, killing all 11 crew on board. One woman, inside a home set afire, succumbed to burn injuries the next day.
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Two twin-engine Douglas B-18 Bolo bombers, with twofighter escorts left Mitchel Field on a routine training flight. The two bombers carried a crew of 11. 15 miles from Mitchel Field, above densely populated Bellerose Manor of Queens, NY, the two bombers executed a maneuver at 2,500 feet, one passing under the other. The two planes collided and crashed in flames. One landed within a block of a school and the second smashed into a one-story residence that instantly went up in flames. All 11 crewmen — two of whom unsuccessfully attempted to escape by parachute — perished in the wreckage.” |
Asbestos companies seized the opportunity to run full-page ads touting the safety of their product, as the homes with asbestos siding, shingles and roofing did not ignite and burn when sprayed with the fuel.
From author Rich Dann:
Douglas B-18A – AAC 37-576 Accepted 17 May 1939 and immediately assigned to Langley Field, VA. To Mitchel Field, NY 10 November 1939. Accident 17 June 1940 at Bellerose, Long Island, NY 1LT P. Burlingame, collided with B-18A 37-583 (q.v.), w/o. Coded 9B45 and 9B43 at the time, order uncertain.
Douglas B-18A – AAC 37-583 Accepted 9 June 1939. Assigned to Langley Field, VA 10 June 1939. To Mitchel Field, NY 12 November 1939. Accident 17 June 1940 at Bellerose, LI, NY, 2LT R. M. Bylander, collided with B-18A 37-576 (q.v.), w/o.
Douglas B-18A – AAC 37-576 Accepted 17 May 1939 and immediately assigned to Langley Field, VA. To Mitchel Field, NY 10 November 1939. Accident 17 June 1940 at Bellerose, Long Island, NY 1LT P. Burlingame, collided with B-18A 37-583 (q.v.), w/o. Coded 9B45 and 9B43 at the time, order uncertain.
Douglas B-18A – AAC 37-583 Accepted 9 June 1939. Assigned to Langley Field, VA 10 June 1939. To Mitchel Field, NY 12 November 1939. Accident 17 June 1940 at Bellerose, LI, NY, 2LT R. M. Bylander, collided with B-18A 37-576 (q.v.), w/o.
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Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2015 10:30 am by Ron Marzlock, Chronicle Contributor This year marks the 75th anniversary of the terrible midair crash over Bellerose Manor that rained destruction down on the homeowners of 239th Street off Hillside Avenue. On June 17, 1940 two twin-engine Douglas B-18 bombers were sent out from Nassau County’s Mitchel Field for a training exercise at 2,500 feet, in which one plane would pass under the other one. The maneuver did not go off as planned and the two collided, raining down metal, glass, other debris and fuel onto the newly built homes. All 11 men on board — including two who tried to parachute to safety — died. |
The scene on 239th Street south of Hillside Avenue in Bellerose Manor shortly after the plane crash of June 17, 1940.
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One civilian, Emily Kraft, age 35, died the next day of burns suffered due to fuel that ignited in her home. Queens General Hospital, a new state-of-the-art facility at the time, responded to the scene with its “Catastrophic Squad.” A small plaque later was set up near the site to mark the tragic event. Asbestos companies seized the opportunity to run full-page ads touting the safety of their product, as the homes with asbestos siding, shingles and roofing did not ignite and burn when sprayed with the fuel. |
1941
1941 Crashes and accidents. Most involve MF based aircraft and pilots crashing at or in the vicinity of MF. Some involve other Airfield based pilots crashing at or on their way to Mitchel Field. Still others involve MF based pilots and aircraft crashing en-route to, or at, other Airfields. Home base indicated first, crash location indicated second.
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Date: Aircraft Type: Serial Number: Sqdn.-Group: Home Base: Action:
Pilot: Country/State: Location of Crash/Accident
Pilot: Country/State: Location of Crash/Accident
January 7, 1941: P-40 39-194 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Kush, Arthur J. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
Kush, Arthur J. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
January 10,(13?) 1941: P-40 39-211(212?) 36PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Ruestow, Paul E. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY wrecked at Mitchell Field and damaged beyond repair
Ruestow, Paul E. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY wrecked at Mitchell Field and damaged beyond repair
February 4, 1941: P-40 39-207 33PS Mitchel Field, NY Killed in Crash Structural Failure (KCSF)
Denny, S E USA NY Northport, L.I., NY: wrecked at Northport, NY off Long Island, NY Feb 4, 1941.
Denny, S E USA NY Northport, L.I., NY: wrecked at Northport, NY off Long Island, NY Feb 4, 1941.
February 6, 1941: 410206 P-40 39-214 36PS 66PS Mitchel Field, NY Mid Air Collision (MAC)
Eakin, John H. USA NY Wyandach, L.I., NY
Eakin, John H. USA NY Wyandach, L.I., NY
February 6, 1941: 410206 P-40 39-202 36PS 66PS Mitchel Field, NY Killed, Mid Air Collision (KMAC)
Laycock, J. T. H. USA NY Wyandach, L.I., NY
Laycock, J. T. H. USA NY Wyandach, L.I., NY
February 6, 1941: 410206 P-40 39-226 36PF 8PF Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Clapham, D. J. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
Clapham, D. J. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
March 20, 1941: 410320 P-40 39-162 HQPF 8PF Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Viar, L. A. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
Viar, L. A. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
March 21, 1941: P-40 39-201 HQSQ 8PF Mitchel Field, NY Bailed Out due to Mechanical Failure (BOMF)
Rogers, Craven C USA NY Mitchel Field, NY: Wrecked south of Hempstead, NY Mar 21, 1941.
Rogers, Craven C USA NY Mitchel Field, NY: Wrecked south of Hempstead, NY Mar 21, 1941.
March 23, 1941: 410323 P-40 39-163 35PF 8PF Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Govern, David R. USA CT Trumbull Airport, Groton, CT
Govern, David R. USA CT Trumbull Airport, Groton, CT
April 2, 1941: 410402 P-40 39-217 36PS Mitchel Field, NY Ground Looped (GL)
Kelly Richard, P. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
Kelly Richard, P. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
April 4, 1941: 410404 P-40 39-191 35PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Ground Looped (GL)
Seeberg, Gordan A. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
Seeberg, Gordan A. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
April 5, 1941: 410405 P-40 39-221 33PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Atkinson, P. W. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
Atkinson, P. W. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
April 8, 1941: 410408 P-40 39-196 33PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
French, Harry A. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
French, Harry A. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
April 10, 1941: 410410 P-40 39-166 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Killed in a Crash (KCR)
Carlton, John N. USA OH 6 miles S. of Dayton, OH: Crashed near Miamisburg, OH Apr 10, 1941. Pilot killed.
Carlton, John N. USA OH 6 miles S. of Dayton, OH: Crashed near Miamisburg, OH Apr 10, 1941. Pilot killed.
April 11, 1941: 410411 P-40 39-184 35PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Taxiing ACcident (TAC)
Lydon, Lenord C. USA IN Evansville, IN
Lydon, Lenord C. USA IN Evansville, IN
April 21, 1941: 410421 P-40 39-211 36PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Ground Looped (GL)
French, Harry A. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
French, Harry A. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
April 25, 1941: 410425 P-40 39-220 36PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Ground Looped (GL)
Norman, H. H. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
Norman, H. H. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
April 25, 1941: 410425 P-40 39-183 33PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY KSSP 5
Webber, William A. USA CT Trumbull Field, Groton, CT: Spun in at Groton, CT Apr 26, 1941. Pilot killed.
Webber, William A. USA CT Trumbull Field, Groton, CT: Spun in at Groton, CT Apr 26, 1941. Pilot killed.
April 30, 1941: 410430 P-40 39-288 36PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Ground Looped (GL)
Myers, R. W. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
Myers, R. W. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
May 2, 1941: 410502 AT-6 40-2152 36PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY TOA 3
Blackmon, L. R. USA NJ Point Pleasant, NJ
Blackmon, L. R. USA NJ Point Pleasant, NJ
May 7, 1941: 410507 P-40 39-283 58PI 33PI Camp Mills, NY Ground Looped (GL)
Biddlecome, B D USA NY Camp Mills, NY
Biddlecome, B D USA NY Camp Mills, NY
May 10, 1941: 410510 P-40 39-176 59PI 33PI Mitchel Field, NY TOA 3
Grier, John G USA NY Camp Mills, NY
Grier, John G USA NY Camp Mills, NY
May 19, 1941: 410519 P-40 39-206 59PI 33PI Mitchel Field, NY Ground Looped (GL)
Hutting, Jack W USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
Hutting, Jack W USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
May 21, 1941: 410521 AT-6 40-213 9HQSQ Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Bush, Richard J USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
Bush, Richard J USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
May 21, 1941: 410521 B-10B M 35-246 35PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Little, Robert L. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
May 22, 1941: 410522 P-40 39-164 36PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Klemovich, Joseph T. USA VA Langley Field, VA
May 22, 1941: 410522 P-40 39-190 66PI 57PI Mitchel Field, NY FLMF 3
Clark, Thomas W. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
May 29, 1941: 410529 P-40 39-227 36PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Steeves, J. I. USA GA Savannah Air Base, GA
May 30, 1941: 410530 P-40 39-168 33PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Ground Looped (GL)
Kelly, Richard P USA NC Pope Field, NC
June 10, 1941: 410610 P-40 39-173 35PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Ground Looped (GL)
Grier, John G. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
June 14, 1941: 410614 P-40 39-211 36PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Ground Looped (GL)
Patterson, John G USA VA Langley Field, VA
June 15, 1941: 410615 B-18 36-291 3BH 6BH France Field, CZ TOAEF 4
Creer, William E USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
June 26, 1941: 410626 P-40 39-281 33PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Williams, John L. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
June 27, 1941: 410627 AT-6 40-2136 36PI Mitchel Field, NY FLMF 5
Dudley, Don D USA NY Jones Beach, LI, NY
June 27, 1941:410627 P-40 39-226 36PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY FLEF 3
Roth, Stanley USA NY Bennett Field, NY
July 10, 1941: 410710 P-40 39-224 65PI 57PI Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Clark, Thomas W. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
July 12, 1941: 410712 P-40 39-205 66PI 57P I Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
West, Jack C. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
July 14, 1941: 410714 P-40 39-193 65PI 57PI Mitchel Field, NY Ground Looped (GL)
Barr, John E. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
July 18, 1941: 410718 P-40 39-282 65PI 57PI Mitchel Field, NY KCRW 5
Hetrick, R. E. USA NY 1 1/2 mile north of Eastport, LI, NY crashed Eastport, Long Island, NY Jul 18, 1941. Pilot killed.
July 21, 1941: 410721 P-40C 41-13456 33PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY TOA 3
Steeves, J. I. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
July 23, 1941: 410723 P-40C 41-13425 33PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY FLEF 5
Mainwaring, John D. USA VA Norfolk NAS, VA
August 1, 1941: 410801 P-40C 41-13456 64PS 57PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Miller, Wynn D. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
August 4, 1941: 410804 P-40 39-187 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Palermo, Paul J. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
August 5, 1941: 410805 P-40 39-209 36PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Ryan, Richard E. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
August 14, 1941: 410814 P-40G 39-204 55PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident causing a Ground Loop (LACGL)
Boone, Carmon B. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
August 16, 1941: 410816 P-40G 39-226 36PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident causing a Ground Loop (LACGL)
Bush, Richard J. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
August 21, 1941: 410821 P-40 39-228 60PS Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Vrana, Clarence F. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY wrecked in landing accident at Mitchel Field Aug 21, 1941
August 22, 1941: 410822 P-43D 41-6718 1PG Selfridge Field, MI Take Off Accident with resulting Ground Loop but didn't leave the confines of the Air Base (TOAGL)
O'Connell, Philip B. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
August 26, 1941: 410826 P-39D 41-677 28PS Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident due to Mechanical Failure. (LACMF)
Barr, J.E. USA MS Meridian Key Field, MS
September 2, 1941: 410902 P-39D 41-6755 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY BOF 5
Scott, Roy W. USA NY Hempstead, NY
September 5, 1941: 410905 RP-40 39-178 58PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY FLEF 4
Hubbard, Mark E. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY: Wrecked, Badly damaged forced landing, Sep 5, 1941 near Westbury, NY and damaged beyond repair.
September 6, 1941: 410906 P-40 39-199 36PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY TOAEF 5
Walker, George M. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY wrecked at Mitchel Field, NY Sept 6, 1941.
Destroyed taking off engine failure, Mitchel Field.
September 6, 1941: 410906 RP-40 39-284 58PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Welch, John F. USA LA Barksdale Field, LA
September 19, 1941: 410919 P-40G 39-190 36PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY KMAC 5
Viar, Leland A. USA LA 10 mi NW of Natchitoches, LA: Redesignated P-40G Aug 18, 1941. In midair collision Sep 19, 1941, Natchitoches, LA.
September 19, 1941: 410919 AT-6 40-2137 60PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident causing a Ground Loop (LACGL) Damaged ground looped landing, Mitchel Field,
Hundsdorf, Paul C. USA NY Mitchel Feld, NY
September 26, 1941: 410926 AT-6 40-2139 59PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident causing a Ground Loop (LACGL) Damaged ground looped landing, Mitchel Field,
Freeman, Philip D. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
September 27, 1941: 410927 P-39D 41-6782 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Platt, Richard W. USA LA Natchitoches Field, LA
September 30, 1941: 410930 RP-40 39-165 8PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Horton, Franklin W. USA VA Langley Field, VA Badly damaged landing, Langley Field, VA, USA, plane later wrecked Dec 17, 1942
September 30, 1941: 410930 P-39D 41-6766 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Frank, William A. USA AL Maxwell Field, AL
September 30, 1941: 410930 RP-40 39-283 58PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Pancher, Herman P. USA GA Lowson Field, GA
October 5, 1941: 411005 RP-40 39-198 58PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Ward, James F. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
October 6, 1941: 411006 RP-40 39-156 MaDv Wright Field, OH LACMF 4
Peterson, Clayton L. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
October 6, 1941: 411006 P-39D 41-6827 36PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Smith, Thomas R. USA NY Floyd Bennett Field, NY
October 8, 1941: 411008 P-40 39-232 58PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Armstrong, George H. USA NY Suffolk County Airport, Westhampton, NY: Aircraft condemned Apr 14, 1942
October 9, 1941: P-39D 41-6846 none 33PG Mitchel Field, NY Killed in Crash Landing out of Gas (KCRLOG)
Lyons, John R. USA PA Nonongahela River, Courtney, PA: Pilot killed crash landing out of petrol, plane surveyed Feb 20, 1942, Hometown: Suffolk County, MA
October 11, 1941: 411011 RP-40 39-203 58PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Turner, Robert E. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
October 11, 1941: 411011 RP-40G 39-220 58PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Moore, John T. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
October 13, 1941: 411013 P-39D 59PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY LACMF 3
Savage, Turner E. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY Cat 3 damage landing Mitchel Field.
October 14, 1941: 411014 P-39D 41-6773 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY LAC 4
Naumann, Ernest A. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
October 20, 1941: 411020 P-39D 41-6777 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY LACMF 3
Christian, Shannon USA SC Owens Field, Columbia, SC
October 22, 1941: 411022 RP-40 39-171 58PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY LAC 3
Bethel, Douglas E. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY Damaged landing, Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, USA, plane later destroyed in landing accident 18 Nov 41, Muni Airport, Tulsa OK
October 22, 1941: 411022 P-39D 41-6835 36PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY LAC 3
Smith, Luther P USA NC Pope Field, Fort Bragg, NC
October 24, 1941: 411024 RP-40 39-213 64PS 57PG Mitchel Field, NY BOEF 5
Pease, John H. USA CA Wild Rose Creek, CA: Lost in bad weather Oct 24, 1941 near Little Lake, CA.
Pilot bailed out. Wreck recently found in Sierra Nevada mountains.
October 25, 1941: 411025 P-39D 41-6763 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY TAC 3
Hall, Jack USA SC Muni Airport Greenville, SC
October 25, 1941:411025 P-39D 41-6817 36PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Plunkett, Gentry R. USA SC Florence, SC
October 26, 1941: 411026 RP-40C 39-231 58PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident causing a Ground Loop (LACGL)
Lancaster, Marvin E. USA AZ Tucson AAB, AZ
October 29, 1941: 411029 RP-40 39-180 59PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident causing a Ground Loop (LACGL) Damaged ground looped landing, Mitchel Field, plane to CL-26 at Mitchel Field
Bradley, John L. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY:
November 2, 1941: 411102 P-39D 41-682 8HQSQ 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Bailed Out due to Mechanical Failure (BOMF)
Barr, John E. USA NC 10 mi SW Greensboro, NC
November 7, 1941: 411107 P-39D 41-6792 59PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY TOA 3
Riggin, Francis D. USA NY Republic Field, Farmingdale NY Damaged taking off, Mitchel Field, plane later to reclamation at Spokane, WA May 7, 1945
November 14, 1941: 411114 P-39D 41-6787 59PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY CRGC 5
Dunks, Hudson G. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY: Plane destroyed in ground collision, Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, USA, stalled on landing and spun-in at Mitchel Field, NY Nov 14, 1941
November 15, 1941: 411115 P-39D 41-677535PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY CBLMF 3
Boone, Carmon B. USA NC Greensboro Muni Airport, NC
November 15, 1941: 411115 PT-17 41-799 9HQSQ 33PG Mitchel Field, NY BOW 5
Hedgpeth, James A. USA NY Melville, L.I., NY: Pilot bailed out due to weather, Melville, Long Island. (wrecked at Meville, Long Island Nov 16, 1941)
November 16, 1941: 411116 P-39D 41-6754 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY TOAEF 5
Prejean, Edward J. USA NC Greensboro Muni Airport, NC
November 21, 1941: 411121 A-17 35-111 1ABS 2ABG Mitchel Field, NY FLW 3
Miller, Earl S. USA NY Greene, NY
November 27, 1941: 411127 P-39D 41-6771 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY FLEF 4
Bailey, Kermit A. USA NC Municipal Airport, Greensboro, NC
November 28, 1941: 411128 P-40 40-296 58PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY FLEF 4
Bair, Charles L. USA NC 6 mi S of Candor, NC
November 29, 1941: 411129 BC-1A 39-80 9HQSQ 1ASC Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Salisbury, Glenn C. USA NC Marston Strip, NC
December 6, 1941: 411206 RP-40G 40-341 HQSQ 8PG Mitchel Field, NY
Killed in Crash Landing Engine Failure (KCRLEF)
Davenport, Charles USA NY Atlantic Ocean off Rockaway Beach, NY: 341 crashed into ocean off Mitchel Field, NY Dec 6, 1941. Pilot killed.
December 7, 1941: 411207 P-40 39-281 58PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY FLoG 5
Rybak, Joseph S. USA NY Montefiore Cemetary, Farmingdale, NY ( Also recorded: wrecked in forced landing Middletown Air Depot, PA Dec 7, 1941.)
December 11, 1941: 411211 P-40C 41-13500 59PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY KSF 5
Dunks, Hudson G. USA CT Mystic, CT Pilot killed plane destroyed structural failure, Mystic, CT, USA (JB website has wrecked at Groton, CT Dec 11, 1942) Hometown: Branch County, MI
December 16, 1941: 411216 P-39D 41-6818 36PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY LACMF 3
Brown, Paul G. USA CT Muni Airport, Bridgeport CT
December 18, 1941: 411218 P-39D 41-6815 36PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY LACMF 3
Slocumb, Clyde B. USA CT Muni Airport, Bridgeport CT
December 19, 1941: 411219 P-39D 41-6762 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Prejean, Edward J. USA NJ Bendix Airport, NJ
December 19, 1941: 411219 P-39D 41-6795 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY LACMF 3
Nichols, Robert N. USA RI State Airport, Hillsgrove, RI
December 20, 1941: 411220 P-39D 41-6752 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY LACMF 3
Middleditch, Lyman Jr. USA NY Bendix Airport, NJ
December 21, 1941: 411221 P-39 41-6744 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY TAC 3
(parked aircraft) USA RI State Airport, Hillsgrove, RI
December 22, 1941: 411222 P-40E 41-553 6AirDep Westover Field, MA Landing Accident (LAC)
Christian, Shanon USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
December 22, 1941: 411222 P-40E 41-553 4AirDep Westover Field, MA Landing Accident (LAC)
Long, George W. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
December 30, 1941: 411230 AT-6 40-215 2HQSQ 33PG Mitchell Field, NY Landing Accident causing a Ground Loop (LACGL)
Bailey, Kermit A. USA PA Philadelphia, Muni Airport, PA
Little, Robert L. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
May 22, 1941: 410522 P-40 39-164 36PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Klemovich, Joseph T. USA VA Langley Field, VA
May 22, 1941: 410522 P-40 39-190 66PI 57PI Mitchel Field, NY FLMF 3
Clark, Thomas W. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
May 29, 1941: 410529 P-40 39-227 36PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Steeves, J. I. USA GA Savannah Air Base, GA
May 30, 1941: 410530 P-40 39-168 33PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Ground Looped (GL)
Kelly, Richard P USA NC Pope Field, NC
June 10, 1941: 410610 P-40 39-173 35PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Ground Looped (GL)
Grier, John G. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
June 14, 1941: 410614 P-40 39-211 36PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Ground Looped (GL)
Patterson, John G USA VA Langley Field, VA
June 15, 1941: 410615 B-18 36-291 3BH 6BH France Field, CZ TOAEF 4
Creer, William E USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
June 26, 1941: 410626 P-40 39-281 33PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Williams, John L. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
June 27, 1941: 410627 AT-6 40-2136 36PI Mitchel Field, NY FLMF 5
Dudley, Don D USA NY Jones Beach, LI, NY
June 27, 1941:410627 P-40 39-226 36PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY FLEF 3
Roth, Stanley USA NY Bennett Field, NY
July 10, 1941: 410710 P-40 39-224 65PI 57PI Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Clark, Thomas W. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
July 12, 1941: 410712 P-40 39-205 66PI 57P I Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
West, Jack C. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
July 14, 1941: 410714 P-40 39-193 65PI 57PI Mitchel Field, NY Ground Looped (GL)
Barr, John E. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
July 18, 1941: 410718 P-40 39-282 65PI 57PI Mitchel Field, NY KCRW 5
Hetrick, R. E. USA NY 1 1/2 mile north of Eastport, LI, NY crashed Eastport, Long Island, NY Jul 18, 1941. Pilot killed.
July 21, 1941: 410721 P-40C 41-13456 33PI 8PI Mitchel Field, NY TOA 3
Steeves, J. I. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
July 23, 1941: 410723 P-40C 41-13425 33PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY FLEF 5
Mainwaring, John D. USA VA Norfolk NAS, VA
August 1, 1941: 410801 P-40C 41-13456 64PS 57PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Miller, Wynn D. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
August 4, 1941: 410804 P-40 39-187 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Palermo, Paul J. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
August 5, 1941: 410805 P-40 39-209 36PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Ryan, Richard E. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
August 14, 1941: 410814 P-40G 39-204 55PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident causing a Ground Loop (LACGL)
Boone, Carmon B. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
August 16, 1941: 410816 P-40G 39-226 36PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident causing a Ground Loop (LACGL)
Bush, Richard J. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
August 21, 1941: 410821 P-40 39-228 60PS Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Vrana, Clarence F. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY wrecked in landing accident at Mitchel Field Aug 21, 1941
August 22, 1941: 410822 P-43D 41-6718 1PG Selfridge Field, MI Take Off Accident with resulting Ground Loop but didn't leave the confines of the Air Base (TOAGL)
O'Connell, Philip B. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
August 26, 1941: 410826 P-39D 41-677 28PS Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident due to Mechanical Failure. (LACMF)
Barr, J.E. USA MS Meridian Key Field, MS
September 2, 1941: 410902 P-39D 41-6755 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY BOF 5
Scott, Roy W. USA NY Hempstead, NY
September 5, 1941: 410905 RP-40 39-178 58PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY FLEF 4
Hubbard, Mark E. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY: Wrecked, Badly damaged forced landing, Sep 5, 1941 near Westbury, NY and damaged beyond repair.
September 6, 1941: 410906 P-40 39-199 36PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY TOAEF 5
Walker, George M. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY wrecked at Mitchel Field, NY Sept 6, 1941.
Destroyed taking off engine failure, Mitchel Field.
September 6, 1941: 410906 RP-40 39-284 58PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Welch, John F. USA LA Barksdale Field, LA
September 19, 1941: 410919 P-40G 39-190 36PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY KMAC 5
Viar, Leland A. USA LA 10 mi NW of Natchitoches, LA: Redesignated P-40G Aug 18, 1941. In midair collision Sep 19, 1941, Natchitoches, LA.
September 19, 1941: 410919 AT-6 40-2137 60PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident causing a Ground Loop (LACGL) Damaged ground looped landing, Mitchel Field,
Hundsdorf, Paul C. USA NY Mitchel Feld, NY
September 26, 1941: 410926 AT-6 40-2139 59PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident causing a Ground Loop (LACGL) Damaged ground looped landing, Mitchel Field,
Freeman, Philip D. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
September 27, 1941: 410927 P-39D 41-6782 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Platt, Richard W. USA LA Natchitoches Field, LA
September 30, 1941: 410930 RP-40 39-165 8PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Horton, Franklin W. USA VA Langley Field, VA Badly damaged landing, Langley Field, VA, USA, plane later wrecked Dec 17, 1942
September 30, 1941: 410930 P-39D 41-6766 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Frank, William A. USA AL Maxwell Field, AL
September 30, 1941: 410930 RP-40 39-283 58PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Pancher, Herman P. USA GA Lowson Field, GA
October 5, 1941: 411005 RP-40 39-198 58PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Ward, James F. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
October 6, 1941: 411006 RP-40 39-156 MaDv Wright Field, OH LACMF 4
Peterson, Clayton L. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
October 6, 1941: 411006 P-39D 41-6827 36PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Smith, Thomas R. USA NY Floyd Bennett Field, NY
October 8, 1941: 411008 P-40 39-232 58PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Armstrong, George H. USA NY Suffolk County Airport, Westhampton, NY: Aircraft condemned Apr 14, 1942
October 9, 1941: P-39D 41-6846 none 33PG Mitchel Field, NY Killed in Crash Landing out of Gas (KCRLOG)
Lyons, John R. USA PA Nonongahela River, Courtney, PA: Pilot killed crash landing out of petrol, plane surveyed Feb 20, 1942, Hometown: Suffolk County, MA
October 11, 1941: 411011 RP-40 39-203 58PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Turner, Robert E. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
October 11, 1941: 411011 RP-40G 39-220 58PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Moore, John T. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
October 13, 1941: 411013 P-39D 59PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY LACMF 3
Savage, Turner E. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY Cat 3 damage landing Mitchel Field.
October 14, 1941: 411014 P-39D 41-6773 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY LAC 4
Naumann, Ernest A. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
October 20, 1941: 411020 P-39D 41-6777 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY LACMF 3
Christian, Shannon USA SC Owens Field, Columbia, SC
October 22, 1941: 411022 RP-40 39-171 58PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY LAC 3
Bethel, Douglas E. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY Damaged landing, Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, USA, plane later destroyed in landing accident 18 Nov 41, Muni Airport, Tulsa OK
October 22, 1941: 411022 P-39D 41-6835 36PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY LAC 3
Smith, Luther P USA NC Pope Field, Fort Bragg, NC
October 24, 1941: 411024 RP-40 39-213 64PS 57PG Mitchel Field, NY BOEF 5
Pease, John H. USA CA Wild Rose Creek, CA: Lost in bad weather Oct 24, 1941 near Little Lake, CA.
Pilot bailed out. Wreck recently found in Sierra Nevada mountains.
October 25, 1941: 411025 P-39D 41-6763 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY TAC 3
Hall, Jack USA SC Muni Airport Greenville, SC
October 25, 1941:411025 P-39D 41-6817 36PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Plunkett, Gentry R. USA SC Florence, SC
October 26, 1941: 411026 RP-40C 39-231 58PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident causing a Ground Loop (LACGL)
Lancaster, Marvin E. USA AZ Tucson AAB, AZ
October 29, 1941: 411029 RP-40 39-180 59PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident causing a Ground Loop (LACGL) Damaged ground looped landing, Mitchel Field, plane to CL-26 at Mitchel Field
Bradley, John L. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY:
November 2, 1941: 411102 P-39D 41-682 8HQSQ 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Bailed Out due to Mechanical Failure (BOMF)
Barr, John E. USA NC 10 mi SW Greensboro, NC
November 7, 1941: 411107 P-39D 41-6792 59PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY TOA 3
Riggin, Francis D. USA NY Republic Field, Farmingdale NY Damaged taking off, Mitchel Field, plane later to reclamation at Spokane, WA May 7, 1945
November 14, 1941: 411114 P-39D 41-6787 59PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY CRGC 5
Dunks, Hudson G. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY: Plane destroyed in ground collision, Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, USA, stalled on landing and spun-in at Mitchel Field, NY Nov 14, 1941
November 15, 1941: 411115 P-39D 41-677535PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY CBLMF 3
Boone, Carmon B. USA NC Greensboro Muni Airport, NC
November 15, 1941: 411115 PT-17 41-799 9HQSQ 33PG Mitchel Field, NY BOW 5
Hedgpeth, James A. USA NY Melville, L.I., NY: Pilot bailed out due to weather, Melville, Long Island. (wrecked at Meville, Long Island Nov 16, 1941)
November 16, 1941: 411116 P-39D 41-6754 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY TOAEF 5
Prejean, Edward J. USA NC Greensboro Muni Airport, NC
November 21, 1941: 411121 A-17 35-111 1ABS 2ABG Mitchel Field, NY FLW 3
Miller, Earl S. USA NY Greene, NY
November 27, 1941: 411127 P-39D 41-6771 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY FLEF 4
Bailey, Kermit A. USA NC Municipal Airport, Greensboro, NC
November 28, 1941: 411128 P-40 40-296 58PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY FLEF 4
Bair, Charles L. USA NC 6 mi S of Candor, NC
November 29, 1941: 411129 BC-1A 39-80 9HQSQ 1ASC Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Salisbury, Glenn C. USA NC Marston Strip, NC
December 6, 1941: 411206 RP-40G 40-341 HQSQ 8PG Mitchel Field, NY
Killed in Crash Landing Engine Failure (KCRLEF)
Davenport, Charles USA NY Atlantic Ocean off Rockaway Beach, NY: 341 crashed into ocean off Mitchel Field, NY Dec 6, 1941. Pilot killed.
December 7, 1941: 411207 P-40 39-281 58PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY FLoG 5
Rybak, Joseph S. USA NY Montefiore Cemetary, Farmingdale, NY ( Also recorded: wrecked in forced landing Middletown Air Depot, PA Dec 7, 1941.)
December 11, 1941: 411211 P-40C 41-13500 59PS 33PG Mitchel Field, NY KSF 5
Dunks, Hudson G. USA CT Mystic, CT Pilot killed plane destroyed structural failure, Mystic, CT, USA (JB website has wrecked at Groton, CT Dec 11, 1942) Hometown: Branch County, MI
December 16, 1941: 411216 P-39D 41-6818 36PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY LACMF 3
Brown, Paul G. USA CT Muni Airport, Bridgeport CT
December 18, 1941: 411218 P-39D 41-6815 36PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY LACMF 3
Slocumb, Clyde B. USA CT Muni Airport, Bridgeport CT
December 19, 1941: 411219 P-39D 41-6762 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Prejean, Edward J. USA NJ Bendix Airport, NJ
December 19, 1941: 411219 P-39D 41-6795 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY LACMF 3
Nichols, Robert N. USA RI State Airport, Hillsgrove, RI
December 20, 1941: 411220 P-39D 41-6752 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY LACMF 3
Middleditch, Lyman Jr. USA NY Bendix Airport, NJ
December 21, 1941: 411221 P-39 41-6744 35PS 8PG Mitchel Field, NY TAC 3
(parked aircraft) USA RI State Airport, Hillsgrove, RI
December 22, 1941: 411222 P-40E 41-553 6AirDep Westover Field, MA Landing Accident (LAC)
Christian, Shanon USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
December 22, 1941: 411222 P-40E 41-553 4AirDep Westover Field, MA Landing Accident (LAC)
Long, George W. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
December 30, 1941: 411230 AT-6 40-215 2HQSQ 33PG Mitchell Field, NY Landing Accident causing a Ground Loop (LACGL)
Bailey, Kermit A. USA PA Philadelphia, Muni Airport, PA
1942
January 1942: Mitchel Field
FIVE KILLED IN BOMBER CRASH.
Mitchel Field, N. Y., Jan. 1. -- (INS) -- Five army airmen were killed today when their bomber crashed near New Hyde Park during a training flight. The big plane landed in a sand pit and burned.
Army officials identified those killed as:
Second Lieut. CHARLES W. VAN EEUWEN, 21, of Allendale, Mich., pilot.
Second Lieut. JAMES J. ORR., co-pilot, (no address).
Aviation Cadet EARLY W. RAY, 23, of Kings Mills, Ohio, navigator.
Pvt. EDWIN A ONUSROWICZ, 20, of Ipswich, Mass., engineer.
Pvt. JOSEPH W. GALLIK, 20, of Pittsburgh, Pa., radio operator.
FIVE KILLED IN BOMBER CRASH.
Mitchel Field, N. Y., Jan. 1. -- (INS) -- Five army airmen were killed today when their bomber crashed near New Hyde Park during a training flight. The big plane landed in a sand pit and burned.
Army officials identified those killed as:
Second Lieut. CHARLES W. VAN EEUWEN, 21, of Allendale, Mich., pilot.
Second Lieut. JAMES J. ORR., co-pilot, (no address).
Aviation Cadet EARLY W. RAY, 23, of Kings Mills, Ohio, navigator.
Pvt. EDWIN A ONUSROWICZ, 20, of Ipswich, Mass., engineer.
Pvt. JOSEPH W. GALLIK, 20, of Pittsburgh, Pa., radio operator.
August 1 1942 (420801) P-47B 41-5937 89FS 80FG Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY LACMF
3 Foster, Robert L. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
3 Foster, Robert L. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
November 10, 1942 (421110) P-47B 41-5982 89FS 80FG Mitchel Field, Hempstead, LI, NY TOAEF 4
Bump, Howard M. USA NY Mitchel Field, LI, NY
Bump, Howard M. USA NY Mitchel Field, LI, NY
1943
23 March, 1943
Republic P-47C-2-RE Thunderbolt, 41-6292, of the 328th Fighter Squadron, 352d Fighter Group,
Republic P-47C-2-RE Thunderbolt, 41-6292, of the 328th Fighter Squadron, 352d Fighter Group,
430323 P-47C 41-6292 328FS 352FG Mitchel Field, NY KCRT 5 Hayward, Earl D USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
23 March, 1943 A Republic P-47C-2-RE Thunderbolt, 41-6292, of the 328th Fighter Squadron, 352d Fighter Group, crashed into Barnard Hall at Hofstra College shortly after take-off from Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, hitting the west side near the roof and setting the building afire. Pilot Earl D. Hayward died. The blaze was brought under control within 45 minutes by firemen from MF, Hempstead, East Hempstead and Uniondale. No students were in the vicinity at the time. The Eastern Defense Command in New York City announced that the pilot was killed. He had taken off from Mitchel Field on a training mission shortly before the crash. This crash led to the abandonment of the use of Runway 18/36 at Mitchel Field.
September 1, 1943: RB-34A AJ-20320 Anti-Sub 25 Anti-Sub Wing Mitchel Field, NY
Killed in Crash due to Engine Failure (KCREF)
Bumgarner, Carl T. USA NY 2 Mi SE Mitchel Field
Killed in Crash due to Engine Failure (KCREF)
Bumgarner, Carl T. USA NY 2 Mi SE Mitchel Field
September 6, 1943: P-47D 42-74772 397FS 368FG Mitchel Field, NY Landing Accident (LAC)
Arps, Henry F. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
Arps, Henry F. USA NY Mitchel Field, NY
September 10, 1943: P-47C 41-6175 397FS 368FG Mitchel Field, NY Bailed Out-Engine Failure (BOEF)
Marini, Joseph USA NY Into Great Neck Bay, City Island, NY
Marini, Joseph USA NY Into Great Neck Bay, City Island, NY
September 2, 1943: A B-25 suffered engine failure after returning from tow-target duty. It crashed into an open field about 1 mile east of MF killing all three crewmen.
1944
1945
451117 P-47N 44-88938 373FG Mitchel Field, NY 1 KCRL 4 Duncan, Denise A USA NY 1M W Mitchel Field, NY SEE article below.
17 November, 1945:
USAAF Republic P-47N-15-RE Thunderbolt, 44-88938,
USAAF Republic P-47N-15-RE Thunderbolt, 44-88938,
A USAAF Republic P-47N-15-RE Thunderbolt,[154] 44-88938, crashed between two houses on Windsor Parkway in Hempstead, New York shortly after take-off from Mitchel Field, setting both structures on fire. Morning accident kills pilot, 1st Lt. Daniel D. A. Duncan, 24, of New Iberia, Louisiana.
The plane, which was piloted by 1st. Lt. Daniel R.A. Duncan, crashed into the houses shortly after takeoff from Mitchel Field. Duncan was killed in the crash and the Fixler’s house, at right, was destroyed; the Briggs’ house suffered extensive damage.
The two houses today.
1 March, 1948
"HEMPSTEAD, N. Y., March 31 (AP) - Two air force fliers were killed today when a fighter plane from Mitchel field crashed and burned in a wooded area near the field. First Lt. Alan Belmarsh, 26, of Brockton, Mass., was killed instantly. First Lt. Ray E. Fritsche, 25, of route 4, San Augustine, Texas, died at the Mitchel field base hospital."
"HEMPSTEAD, N. Y., March 31 (AP) - Two air force fliers were killed today when a fighter plane from Mitchel field crashed and burned in a wooded area near the field. First Lt. Alan Belmarsh, 26, of Brockton, Mass., was killed instantly. First Lt. Ray E. Fritsche, 25, of route 4, San Augustine, Texas, died at the Mitchel field base hospital."
4 May, 1949: USAF North American F-82F Twin Mustang
4 May, 1949:
USAF North American F-82F Twin Mustang, 46–468, out of Mitchel Field crashes into an unfinished house on Fulton Avenue near Duncan Road, a residential neighborhood of Hempstead, New York near Hofstra University; the plane burst into flames but neither the pilot, 2nd Lt. Andrew Wallace, nor his radar observer, 1st Lt. Bryan Jolley, were killed. In fact, Wallace used a brick from the house to smash the right canopy and rescue Jolley.
USAF North American F-82F Twin Mustang, 46–468, out of Mitchel Field crashes into an unfinished house on Fulton Avenue near Duncan Road, a residential neighborhood of Hempstead, New York near Hofstra University; the plane burst into flames but neither the pilot, 2nd Lt. Andrew Wallace, nor his radar observer, 1st Lt. Bryan Jolley, were killed. In fact, Wallace used a brick from the house to smash the right canopy and rescue Jolley.
August 30, 1949: Lockheed Constellation
August 30, 1949: A Lockheed Constellation made an emergency landing at MF after being struck in a mid-air collision with a Cessna over central Long Island. The Cessna crashed into the gallery area with no casualties on the airliner, but the two passengers in the Cessna were killed. The Pan Am passenger plane took off from Idlewild (Kennedy) Airport on its way to London. Repairs were made at MF and the Constellation flew out six weeks later.
October 1949: F-82
An F-82 crashed after takeoff engine failure onto Hempstead Turnpike. The pilot escaped before the aircraft burst into flames.
May 25, 1953: B-25
May 25, 1953: A B-25 forced landing in East Meadow after engine failure following takeoff. All 3 crew members survived. This looks like it may well have landed in the Santini Sub-base area.
13 September 1955, North American B-25
13 September, 1955:
Six people were killed when a North American B-25 suffered engine failure on takeoff from Mitchel AFB, New York, and crashed into Greenfield Cemetery, Hempstead, New York, five minutes after departure. Three of the victims were crew members, and three were passengers. The names of the dead were withheld pending notification of next of kin. B-25J-35/37-NC, 45-8822, modified to TB-25N, then to VB-25N, was piloted by James D. Judy.
Six people were killed when a North American B-25 suffered engine failure on takeoff from Mitchel AFB, New York, and crashed into Greenfield Cemetery, Hempstead, New York, five minutes after departure. Three of the victims were crew members, and three were passengers. The names of the dead were withheld pending notification of next of kin. B-25J-35/37-NC, 45-8822, modified to TB-25N, then to VB-25N, was piloted by James D. Judy.
14 September, 1955: USAF Douglas A-26B-45-DL Invader
14 September, 1955:
USAF Douglas A-26B-45-DL Invader, 44-34126, lost it's starboard engine on take off from the 5,142-foot-long runway 12/30, Mitchel AFB, New York. It ran through the perimeter fence on the southeast side of field and came to rest on Hempstead Turnpike. The port undercarriage leg collapsed and port prop blades bent. No injuries. Another source identified this airframe as A-26B-66-DL, 44-34626, and the pilot as John E. Mervyn.
USAF Douglas A-26B-45-DL Invader, 44-34126, lost it's starboard engine on take off from the 5,142-foot-long runway 12/30, Mitchel AFB, New York. It ran through the perimeter fence on the southeast side of field and came to rest on Hempstead Turnpike. The port undercarriage leg collapsed and port prop blades bent. No injuries. Another source identified this airframe as A-26B-66-DL, 44-34626, and the pilot as John E. Mervyn.
Nov. 2, (3) 1955: B-26 airplane crash on Barbara Drive in East Meadow:
Air Force Douglas B-26C-45-DT Invader, 44-35737, crashed into houses on Barbara Drive in East Meadow, Long Island, New York. An aerial photograph of the crash scene, "Bomber Crashes in Street", by George Mattson, of the New York Daily News, earned him, and 25 of his newspaper colleagues, the 1956 Pulitzer Prize Photography Award. KWF are Captain Clayton Elwood and Sergeant Charles Slater.
Foam covers a B-26 airplane that crashed against a home on Barbara Drive in East Meadow on Nov. 2, (3) 1955. The Air Force plane crashed into the houses. Both the pilot and navigator were killed, but there were no ground casualties.
6 October, 1956: USAF Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star
6 October, 1956: A USAF Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star overran the runway while landing at Mitchel AFB, Long Island, New York, and ripped through the perimeter fence, flipped over and ended up on the Hempstead Turnpike. Pilot Maj. Daniel Kramer was killed and three in an auto are injured.
February 1, 1957: C 124
Douglas C-124 Globemaster crashes on MF runway following landing gear accident.
June 9, 1958: Oak Street and Westbury Boulevard, Uniondale
An airplane crashed through a fence at Mitchel Air Force Base near a sign that states a gas station was to be erected at site. The plane crashed in the roadway at Oak Street and Westbury Boulevard in Uniondale on June 9, 1958.
Oct 15, 1958: FAIRCHILD C-123B-6-FA PROVIDER AT MITCHEL AFB
15 October, 1958:
A USAF Fairchild C-123B-6-FA Provider, 54-0614, c/n 20063, en route from Dobbins AFB, Georgia, to Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, runs out of fuel, comes down on the Southern State Parkway on Long Island while attempting emergency landing at Zahn's Airport at North Amityville, one-half mile short, injuring five, and killing one motorist. The transport skids several hundred feet, passes through an underpass, and strikes three cars. Harold J. Schneider, West Islip, New York, dies of head injuries shortly after the accident. Three Air Force men and two women motorists suffer minor injuries. They are identified as Mrs. Mary Rehm, Islip Terrace, and Mrs. Frank Calabrese, West Islip. The injured Air Force men are identified as Capt. John Florio, Sgt. Wallett A. Carman and Sgt. Edgar H. Williamson. The pilot was Lt. Gary L. Moolson. The aircraft, with a 119 foot wingspan, passed through a 50-foot wide underpass, shearing both outer wings, the port engine, and the vertical fin, before coming to a stop on fire.
A USAF Fairchild C-123B-6-FA Provider, 54-0614, c/n 20063, en route from Dobbins AFB, Georgia, to Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, runs out of fuel, comes down on the Southern State Parkway on Long Island while attempting emergency landing at Zahn's Airport at North Amityville, one-half mile short, injuring five, and killing one motorist. The transport skids several hundred feet, passes through an underpass, and strikes three cars. Harold J. Schneider, West Islip, New York, dies of head injuries shortly after the accident. Three Air Force men and two women motorists suffer minor injuries. They are identified as Mrs. Mary Rehm, Islip Terrace, and Mrs. Frank Calabrese, West Islip. The injured Air Force men are identified as Capt. John Florio, Sgt. Wallett A. Carman and Sgt. Edgar H. Williamson. The pilot was Lt. Gary L. Moolson. The aircraft, with a 119 foot wingspan, passed through a 50-foot wide underpass, shearing both outer wings, the port engine, and the vertical fin, before coming to a stop on fire.
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