Accident North American BC-1 37-661,
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Date:Sunday 8 October 1939
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American BC-1
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)
Registration: 37-661
MSN: NA36-486
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:3 miles NW of Kelly Field AAF, San Antonio, Texas -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kelly Field AAF, San Antonio, Texas
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
North American BC-1 37-661, United States Army Air Corps (USAAC): Substantially damaged October 8, 1939 in a forced landing 3 miles North West of Kelly Field, Texas. Pilot - Arthur J. Lehman - believed killed.

Aircraft presumably repaired, as reportedly written off in a later accident on November 7, 1941, again at Kelly Field AAF, Texas.

Sources:

1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1940sB4/1939.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1930.html

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
7 November 1941 37-661 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Kelly Fld # 2, 10.5 mi W of Kelly Fld, TX w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Mar-2018 16:48 A.J.Scholten Updated [Cn]
27-Apr-2018 17:04 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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