BAER FIELD, IN
ACCIDENT LISTING

USAAF/USAF AIRCRAFT 1918-1955

This list represents aircraft accidents involving aircraft assigned to this station or the vicinity before a permanent airport was built. We have worked to index as many as possible, but there are still many more that are missing, incomplete or erroneous. We will continue to add additional records as time permits. This page contains both minor and major aircraft accidents that occured both on and off of flying fields.

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DATE	PILOT	AIRCRAFT	SERIAL_NO	LOCATION
410913	VINSON, ARNOLD E	P-39D	40-3023	NATCHITOCHES, LA
411001	HOOVER, CHARLES F	P-39	40-3035	ZANESVILLE, OH
411021	MERRIAN, WILLIAM H	P-39D	41-6731	DANIEL FIELD, GA
411023	STEPHENS, EVANS G	P-39D	41-6727	ATLANTA, GA
411023	SMITH, STEPHEN M	P-39D	41-6761	ATLANTA, GA
411202	AVERY, DELWIN B	P-39D	40-2994	KNOXVILLE 11 MI E, TN
411208	WHITE, EDWARD T	P-39D	41-6756	BAER FIELD, IN
411209	CLARK, ALBERT P, JR	P-39C	40-2971	KEY FIELD, MS
411209	GREEN, DONALD J	P-39D	41-6748	MIDLAND AAF, TX
411214	HOOVER, CHARLES F	P-39D	41-6784	INYOKERN, CA
411214	STEPHEN, EVANS G	P-39D	41-6727	INYOKERN, CA
420128	BOOTH, ROBERT R	P-39	40-3028	HENSLEY FIELD, TX
420128	CHAMBERS, WINFRED L	AT-6	40-2144	BAER FIELD, IN
420129	JOHNSON, EDWARD GILLIS	P-39D	40-3032	SELFRIDGE FIELD, MI
420920	MURPHY, THOMAS G	B-26	41-17772	GREENCASTLE 2 MI E, IN
420926	NEWTON, EUGENE L	B-26	41-17767	RIMER 2 MI N, OH
421002	KEESEY, MARLIN	B-26B	41-17881	BAER FIELD, IN
421003	JACKSON, CLAUDE R	B-26B	41-17813	AKRON 6 MI W, OH
421020	HIMMELREICH, JOHN W	B-26B	41-17857	BAER FIELD, IN
421020	NONE	B-26B	41-17817	BAER FIELD, IN
421028	ROHWER, LESTER D	B-26B	41-17805	SILVER LAKE, IN
421031	MILLER, ALBERT E F	B-26B	41-17942	VANDALIA, OH
421116	COLLINS, R B	B-26B	41-17783	DANIEL FIELD, GA
421120	PECK, HOMER R	B-26B	41-17846	VERSAILLES 4 MI NW, OH
421218	TELESMANIC, WILLIAM R	B-26B	41-17791	SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
430415	STIRLING, JOHN B	B-26C	41-34710	BAER FIELD, IN
430424	LEE, SILAS P	L-3B	42-36241	WILLS POINT, TX
430529	HOFFMAN, NORMAN J	L-3D	43-2811	LEGIONIER 7 MI S, IN
430614	SCHOOLCRAFT, FLOYD K	C-53D	42-68782	WALLER FIELD, TRINIDAD, BWI
430628	ARNOLD, KENNETH V	L-4A	43-13175	BOWMAN FIELD, KY
430802	PLACE, LEON A	C-47A	42-23957	ROCK FALLS 1.5 MI W, IA
430823	HORN, DONALD W	L-2A	42-35898	BAER FIELD 4 MI E, IN
430919	LA PLANTE, LEO J	L-2B	43-64	BAER FIELD, IN
431221	WATSON, HALE L	C-47A	42-100503	AMAPA AP, BRAZIL
440208	FERGUSON, HOMER W	C-47	42-100873	LINTON 8 MI W, TN
440311	CRANEY, LLOYD	C-47A	43-15181	WATERWAY 313, IN
440415	CHATFIELD, EDWARD N, JR	C-47A	42-92848	ASCENSION ISLANDS 300 MI W
440526	JACOBS, LWW W	L-5	42-98794	BAER FIELD, IN
440704	MARTIN, WALLACE S JR	C-47A	43-15947	BAER FIELD, IN
440728	COURSEM WILLIAM B	C-47A	43-15884	BAER FIELD, IN
440731	OGRADY, THOMAS L	C-47A	43-47965	OHIO
450108	LOUGHLIN, JOHN W	C-46D	44-77374	CANTON ISLAND
450529	CURTIS, JAMES F JR	B-25H	43-4447	RENO 14 MI WNW, NV
450809	QUICK, KENNEDY	L-5	42-98794	BAER FIELD, IN
450828	MCCLENATHEN, WILLIAM R	L-5	42-98196	LOLIET MAP, IL
451011	FORREST, ELBRINGE C	C-47A	42-100744	BAER FIELD, IN
451027	ZAUCHA, CHESTER B	L-5	42-98204	ACTON, IN
470329	REDDING, DONALD N	AT-6D	42-85683	BAER FIELD, IN
500319	CUNNIFF, DAVID D	F-51D	45-11488	NAPOLEON 10 MI S, IN
500805	JAHN, ROY G	F-51D	44-63541	BAER FIELD, IN
500818	OLCOTT, RICHARD L	F-51D	44-72733	GRAYLING AFB, MI
550522	CLARK, BUELL R	F-80C	44-85342	WISCONSON