BIG SPRING ARMY AIR FIELD, TX
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
420922	BOWERS, JOHN S	L-3C	43-1595	BIG SPRING AAF 4 MI E, TX
421005	ROBINSON, M M	L-3B	42-236242	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
421005	ROSE, RICHARD M	AT-11	41-9528	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
421006	JELKEN, L P	L-3B	42-36249	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
421006	GOETZ, J G	L-3B	42-36256	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
421031	KUHNE, CARL L	L-3B	42-36264	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
421031	NONE	L-3B	42-36250	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
421108	WELLS, WINFIELD S	L-3B	42-36265	BIG SPRING AAF 8 MI SW, TX
421110	CLARKE OLIVER L	AT-11	41-27353	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
421111	MANOOCH, CHARLES S	AT-11	41-27564	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
421112	BAWDEN, ROBERT J	AT-11	41-27667	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
421112	MACLIN, JAMES L	L-3B	42-38495	PRE-GLIDER AUX, TX
421113	MCKAY, CLYDE M	L-3B	42-36267	PRE-GLIDER AUX, TX
421115	GILLINGHAM, WILLIAM B	AT-11	41-9531	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
421119	GOODSON, HOWARD P	AT-11	41-27565	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
421128	FAULKNER, H	AT-11	41-27564	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
421209	KOONTZ, JAMES R	AT-11	42-37007	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
421223	ALEXANDER, WILLIAM L	AT-11	41-27561	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
421229	GOODSON, HOWARD P	AT-11	42-36992	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
421230	DEVLIN, WALLACE L	AT-11	42-36962	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
421231	MILLER, ROBERT E	AT-11	42-36984	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
430120	BRYSON, EDDIE	AT-11	41-27346	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
430123	MORIARTY, EUGENE F	AT-11	42-36992	TAHOKA, TX
430208	BRYSON, EDDIE	AT-11	42-37011	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
430211	MILLER, ROBERT E	AT-11	42-36989	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
430224	BROWN, THOMAS D	AT-11	42-36839	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
430225	DAVIS, TEPHEN E	AT-11	41-27346	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
430303	RUPSH, ALBERT R	AT-11	42-36964	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
430312	MICKEY, HAROLD K	AT-11	42-36895	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
430315	PUTZ, ARTHUR F	BC-1	38-363	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
430331	WALKER, VICTOR H	AT-11	42-37051	CONDRON FIELD, NM
430416	JOHNSTON, WILLIAM E	B-18A	37-194	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
430427	SHANNON, EMMET	B-34	41-38191	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
430507	ROCKIE, DWAIN A	B-18	38-596	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
430510	MARSHALL, FRANK J	AT-11	42-36964	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
430525	DAVIS, STEPHEN E	AT-11	42-37007	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
430609	HOMAN, FRED R	AT-11	42-37086	BIG SPRING AAF 20 MI NE, TX
430615	GAY, JOHN W	AT-11	41-27565	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
430717	GEORGES, ROBERT E	B-34	41-38120	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
430731	REED, JAMES S	AT-11	42-37011	MIDWAY AP, IL
430808	LILLARD, DAVID C	B-18A	37-609	HASKELL 4 MI NW, TX
430816	HOOVER, ALLEN J	BT-15	42-41921	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
430819	KOLLER, CLARK	AT-11	42-37272	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
430819	GIFFORD, ALFRED T	AT-11	42-37020	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
430928	COSPER, ROY P	AT-11	41-27661	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
431018	SCHELL, ALFRED W	AT-11	42-37266	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
431018	WISE, JOHN F	AT-11	42-36927	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
431025	MUSSON, GEORGE E	AT-11	42-37010	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
431216	SAMUELS, ROY S	AT-11	41-27555	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
431216	DEEL, OLLIE I	AT-11	42-37336	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
431216	QUAY, EDWARD J	AT-11	42-37335	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
431217	GURAK, JOHN	AT-11	42-37265	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
431222	MUSSON, GEORGE E	AT-11	42-36927	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440115	HUBLER, GEORGE O	AT-11	42-37257	ABILENE AAF, TX
440131	MC KENZIE, LEWIS M	AT-11	42-37548	FT WORTH AAF 15 MI W, TX
440223	SHEELY, ROY M JR	AT-11	42-36922	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440301	SUSKIN, DOUGLAS S	AT-11	42-37266	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440307	WREN, JOHN G	AT-11	42-37008	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440313	KIMBRELL, GEORGE H	AT-11	42-37337	DAMON AUX, TX
440315	PEARSON, ROBERT L JR	AT-11	42-37-87	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440315	BURDICK, JOHN B	AT-11	41-27366	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440317	BEESON, ROBERT L	AT-11	42-36925	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440317	ANTHONY, JIM	AT-11	42-37003	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440410	LONG, GEORGE A, JR	AT-11	42-37271	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440501		AT-11	42-37590	TEXAS
440510	VOLTKAMP, HENRY S	AT-11	42-37264	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440512	MCKINNEY, ROGER H	AT-11	42-37591	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440519	TREADWAY, JOSEPH G	AT-11	41-27366	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440520	PRIESTLY, GILBERT A	AT-11	42-37300	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440522	UDOUJ, CARL J S	AT-11	42-37257	TAHOKA 3 MI N, TX
440612	RUFFI, REYNOLD E	AT-11	42-36969	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440616	STENIER, EUGENE R	AT-11	42-37011	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440619	PAULSEN, GORGAS R	AT-11	43-10398	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440620	MCCORMICK, HARRY E, JR	AT-11	42-37095	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440627		AT-11	42-37264	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440627	HALL, BURL L	AT-11	43-10362	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440701	TRAIL, SCOTT H JR	AT-11	42-37313	MISSOURI
440707	TAYLOR, ROBERT D	AT-11	42-36922	TEXAS
440709	FRIEDMAN, STANLEY I	AT-11	42-37645	TEXAS
440712	TWYMAN, WILLIAM C	AT-11	42-37642	TEXAS
440717	KOZAREK, LEONARD R	AT-11	42-37407	TEXAS
440728	BEESTRUM, OLAF G JR	AT-11	42-37027	TEXAS
440801	FRIEDMAN, STANLEY I	AT-11	42-36962	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440804	BLOSSER, HARRY N	AT-11	42-37336	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440822	BRUCE, VICTOR H	AT-10	42-37427	BIG SPRING AAF 10 MI SW, TX
440824	BAUGH, JAMES H	AT-11	42-37272	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440829	BAUGH, JAMES H	AT-11	42-37445	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
440904	RYAN, HARLEY E	AT-11	42-37339	TEXAS
440911	DUNCAN, ROY J	AT-11	41-9532	TEXAS
440918	SHELTON, CECIL S	AT-11	42-37338	TEXAS
441011	LITSIS, DAVID S	A-25A	41-18855	TEXAS
441011	BROWN, EDMUND T JR	AT-11	42-37644	TEXAS
441017	ASHCRAFT, IVAN C	AT-11	43-10359	TEXAS
441023	BLOOMER, ARLIN L	AT-11	43-10361	TEXAS
441023	MANOOCH, CHARLES S JR	AT-11	42-37407	TEXAS
441026	BLECHA, KENNETH J	AT-11	42-37311	TEXAS
450114	TOWER, DAVID B	AT-11	42-37084	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
450205	WALSH, ED A	AT-6C	41-32309	TEXAS
450206	GODFREY, CHARLES W	AT-11	42-37590	TEXAS
450207	O'CONNOR, JOHN J	AT-11	42-36991	TEXAS
450222	FORGUE, PAUL H	AT-11	42-37003	TEXAS
450223	ANDERSON, ALBERT L	AT-11	43-10356	TEXAS
450224	CAHILL, ANDREW J	AT-11	41-27484	CALIFORNIA
450323	BEANE, BURTON F	AT-11	42-36973	TEXAS
450323	BEANE, BURTON F	AT-11	41-27516	TEXAS
450411	COACHMAN, ERNEST L	AT-11	41-27661	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
450416	HILDEBRAND, NEIL C	AT-11	42-36839	BIG SPRING AAF 20 MI S, TX
450416	MENDE, ROWLAND H JR	AT-11	42-37635	BIG SPRING AAF 20 MI S, TX
450416	PARKED	AT-7	42-37650	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
450416	HOMYAK, KENNETH	AT-7	42-56732	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
450419	LUCE, HUDSON H	AT-11	42-36896	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
450424	MOCK, ROBERT E	AT-11	42-37273	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
450502	MAEHRLEIN, ROBERT E	AT-11	42-37266	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
450515	DINE, PHILIP N	AT-11	42-37207	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
450518	TAUSCHER, WENZEL	AT-11	42-37066	MIDLAND AUX 2, TX
450523	FOGLE, SAMUEL T	AT-7	41-1143	LAKE CHARLES AAF, LA
450524	COLLINS, ALBERT S	AT-11	42-37633	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
450530	DAVIS, ROY B	AT-7	43-33311	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
450601	HAWORTH, RICHARD J	AT-11	41-27383	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
450603	DOLINI, JAMES S	AT-11	43-10358	HENSLEY FIELD, TX
450604	EVANS, RICHARD B	AT-11	42-37275	PYOTE AAF, TX
450621	ALLEN DONALD L	AT-11	42-37444	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
450627	TAKENEN, SULO A	AT-11	42-37084	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
450701	PHILLIPS, ELMER P	AT-7	42-43507	TUCSON AP, AZ
450701	GATWALD, ROGER A	AT-11	42-27589	BUCKLEY FIELD, CO
450717	PETREE, BILLY H	AT-6A	41-16215	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
450721	WENTWORTH, ROBERT F	AT-6C	42-3993	BIG SPRING AAF 10 MI SE, TX
450727	HERBECK, GERALD K	AT-11	43-10352	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
450803	HUTCHENS, STEWART T	AT-11	42-37643	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
450822	KOSTENBADER, CLYDE A	AT-11	42-36966	MALVERN, AR
450904	DEGRAFF, RAYMOND	AT-11	42-37302	BIG SPRING AAF 12 MI SE, TX
450908	EVANS, RICHARD B	AT-7	41-21114	KELLY FIELD, TX
451010	FOGERTY, CLIFFORD U	AT-11	42-37342	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
451015	LOLLIS, CLYDE W	AT-11	42-3731	BIG SPRING AAF, TX
451117	ALEXANDER, EDGAR T	AT-11	42-37684	ABILENE 25 MI NW, TX
520902	BARFIELD, CHARLES L	T-33A	51-4308	BIG SPRING 1 MI W, TX
521023	CLIFT, CHILDRES C	T-33A	51-6616	BIG SPRING 2 MI S, TX
521113	CHRISTOFFERSON, FOLMER	T-33A	51-4470	BIG SPRING 2 MI NW, TX
530110	BURKHARDT, ALBERT F	T-28A	51-3692	GARDEN CITY 37 MI S, TX
530110	BRAUER, RONALD W	T-28A	51-7570	GARDEN CITY 37 MI S, TX
530202	MENDEZ, JULIO P	T-33A	51-4448	WEBB AFB, TX
530202	PERREAULT, CHARLES R	T-33A	51-4468	WEBB AFB, TX
530227	DUSSART, ROBERT P	T-28A	51-7579	WEBB AFB, TX
530511	DOUMIT, MICHAEL J	T-33A	51-4436	BIG SPRING 8 MI W, TX
530512	HALLIDAY, JAMES A	T-28A	51-3691	SEMINOLE, 10 MI E, TX
530518	LINE, MICHAEL S	T-28A	51-7574	BIG SPRING 2 MI W, TX
530522	MCFARREN, JOHN F	T-33A	51-6599	SWEETWATER 3 MI W, TX
530525	CHATAIGNER, JACQUES M	T-33A	51-4437	TYE AP, TX
530619	BILLINGS, RICHARD D	T-33A	51-4409	ANDREWS 8 MI N, TX
530629	DECLIPPELEIR, RENE	T-33A	51-4444	BIG SPRING 2 MI SW, TX
530630	MOORE, BENJAMIN T	T-33A	51-4303	DUNN 1 MI E, TX
530710	BAUSSENS, JEAN B	T-28A	51-3670	HOBBS AAF 4 MI NW, NM
531120	THORNTON, WILLIAM K	T-33A	51-4334	ALBUQUERQUE AAF 14 MI SSE, NM
540114	RAE, DAVID K	T-33A	52-9344	BIG SPRING 4 MI E, TX
540114	JORGENSEN, WILHELM H	T-33A	52-9362	WEBB AFB, TX
540203	GREEN, ROBERT C	T-28A	51-3696	COLORADO CITY 7 MI ESE, TX
540309	MATHEWS, RICHARD E	T-28A	51-3726	GARDEN CITY 4 MI SE, TX
540309	SARRAZIN, BERNARD G	T-28A	51-7842	GARDEN CITY 4 MI SE, TX
540312	CLARK, ALDEN C	T-33A	51-6618	HOOKSTOWN 3 MI ESE, PA
540708	EDMONDSON, ALBERT S	T-28A	51-3665	WEBB AFB 2 MI N, TX
550113	PETERSEN, FRED L	T-33A	51-4307	STERLING CITY 14 MI W, TX
550208	WASHBURN, HERBERT D	T-28A	51-3745	BIG SPRING 12 MI S, TX
550421	KIRK, WILLIAM G	T-28A	51-3716	GARDEN CITY 10 MI ESE, TX
550827	KILPATRICK, ROBERT B	F-86K	54-1282	BIG SPRING 3 MI SW, TX