BLYTHE ARMY AIR FIELD, CA
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	AC	SN	LOCATION
420528	DETRICK, ALAN W	DB-7B	AL-434	BREWTON 25 MI E, AL
420607	MOORE, JOSEPH E	DB-7B	AL-433	BLYTHE AAF, CA
420608	ALLEN, SAMUEL L	P-43	40-2951	BLYTHE AAF, CA
420613	MOSER, ALFRED L	DB-7B	AL-449	LAWSON FIELD, GA
420618	BUSH, NF	L-4A	42-15221	BLYTHE AAF, CA
420624	MILOW, ARTHUR R	DB-7B	AL-454	KERN CO AP, CA
420626	SLADE, ALLISTON	P-43B	40-2895	BLYTHE AAF, CA
420702	SWOPE, RG	DB-7B	AL-430	BLYTHE AAF, CA
420713	RANKIN, TEXAS J	C-45A	41-1878	BLYTHE AAF, CA
420720	SOLOMON, C L	DB-7B	AL 426	BLYTHE AAF, CA
420724	LILLY, JOHN V	PT-22	41-20772	BLYTHE AUX, CA
420724	KING, GARI F	PT-22	41-20774	BLYTHE AAF 10 MI SW, CA
420724	CARTER, MICHAEL H	A-31	AF-830	START, LA
420725	STRAND, GUNARD C	PT-22	41-20976	BLYTHE AAF 10 MI SW, CA
420725	THOMPSON, FRED R	PT-22	41-20976	BLYTHE AAF 10 MI SW, CA
420728	WARD, CHARLES	PT-22	41-20681	BLYTHE AAF, CA
420729	WEISS, NORMAN	PT-22	41-20977	BLYTHE AAF 10 MI SW, CA
420731	RADNIK, MARTIN J	DB-7B	AL-454	BLYTHE AAF, CA
420818	ERB, JOHN I	PT-22	41-20964	NORTON AUX 5 MI NE, CA
420825	NUEBAUER, RUDOLPH E	P-39D	41-28373	BLYTHE AAF, CA
420902	WEISHER, CLARENCE G	PT-22A	42-57482	NORTON AUX, CA
420929	COPPINGER, WILLIAM	PT-22	41-15437	BLYTHE AAF 6 MI SW, CA
420930	ROBERTS, FREDERICK C	AT-10BH	41-26689	BLYTHE AAF, CA
421010	KIBLER, IRVING B	DB-7B	AL-427	BLYTHE AAF 20 MI SE, CA
421014	HEATON, R L	A-20C	41-19220	BLYTHE AAF 25 MI SE, CA
421021	BENNETT, R S	PT-22	41-20765	BLYTHE AAF 3 MI SE, CA
421022	FLICKINGER, EDWARD R	A-20A	40-84	BLYTHE AAF, CA
421024	LAFOLLET, CECIL R	DB-7B	AL-453	BLYTHE AAF, CA
421025	SMITH, RONALD W	A-20C	41-19219	NEEDLES AP, CA
421026	FLICKINGER, EDWARD R	P-43E	41-31492	BLYTHE AAF, CA
421026	BOYNTON, R L	PT-22	41-20637	BLYTHE AAF 6 MI SW, CA
421026	HOLDIMAN, R L	PT-22	41-20639	BLYTHE AAF 6 MI SW, CA
421026	HARP, HARRY R	PT-22	41-20637	BLYTHE AAF 6 MI SW, CA
421027	OWENS, WILLIAM F	A-20C	41-19205	DAGGETT AP, CA
421030	CLARK, ROBERT L	DB-7B	AL-430	BLYTHE AAF 50 MI NE, CA
421105	BAXTER, THOMAS	PT-22	41-15743	BLYTHE AAF, CA
421105	BURKE, B L	PT-22	41-1976	BLYTHE AAF, CA
421105	ALLEN, SAMUEL	P-43	40-2895	BLYTHE AAF, CA
421108	CHANDLER, AUSTIN E	A-20C	41-19211	BIGGS FIELD, TX
421109	CRENSHAW, EDMUND M	A-24	42-6726	BLYTHE AAF, CA
421109	RENFRO, BILLY B	A-24	42-6731	BLYTHE AAF, CA
421116	CAMPBELL, GEORGE W, JR	A-24	42-6728	SALOME AUX, AZ
421118	HENDERSON, J D	PT-22	41-1977	BLYTHE AAF 6 MI S, CA
421122	GERGELY, EMERY	A-24	42-6731	BLYTHE AAF, CA
421130	CARLSON, D R	B-34	AJ-219	BLYTHE AAF, CA
421206	CRENSHAW, E M	A-36	42-83684	BLYTHE AAF, CA
421210	CRANDALL, JOHN R	L-1C	41-19052	BIGGS FIELD, TX
421215	ALLEN, SAMUEL L	P-43B	40-2911	BLYTHE AAF, CA
421216	ADDY, NOEL D	CG-4A	42-61197	BLYTHE AAF, CA
421216	WOODWARD, EDWARD E JR	B-17F	42-5100	BLYTHE AAF, CA
421216	GEMMILL, JOSEPH K	B-17F	41-24630	BLYTHE AAF, CA
421229	DEAN, FRANCIS H	PT-22A	42-57499	BLYTHE AAF 7 MI SW, CA
430102	HOGAN, THOMAS C	PT-22	41-15428	BLYTHE AAF 9 MI SE, CA
430114	WOODGATE, JAMES E	PT-22	41-15443	BLYTHE AAF 7 MI S, CA
430115	JONES, HERBERT	B-17F	42-5120	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430121	MANSFIELD, ROBERT W	B-17F	41-24638	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430122	DRAGONY, JOSEPH W	PT-22A	42-57499	BLYTHE AAF 8 MI S, CA
430130	KOHART, HAROLD R	PT-22	41-1978	BLYTHE AAF 3 MI N, CA
430130	RAY, ELDON C	PT-22	42-57497	BLYTHE AAF 14 MI N, CA
430203	SPEZZA, HENRY	PT-22	41-20686	BLYTHE AAF 7 MI SW, CA
430203	WILCOX, ROBERT	B-17F	42-5415	PYOTE, TX
430207	BRYANT, DONALD B	PT-22	41-1973	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430207	INGRAM, JOHN C	PT-22	41-15436	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430212	ARMSTRONG, NORMAN E	UC-78	42-58378	SAN BERNARDINO AAF, CA
430213	PECK, JOE S	B-17F	42-5472	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430220	NONE	B-17F	42-5289	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430220	CHANELES, BENJAMIN R	B-17F	42-29552	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430221	SHERMAN, MILTON	B-17F	42-5475	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430305	MARTIN, KEITT O JR	B-17F	42-29586	MT ELDEN, AZ
430316	KELLER, ROBERT C	PT-22A	42-57502	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430317	KRUMM, DONALD R	B-17F	42-5450	BLYTHE AAF 5 MI S, CA
430320	FOWLES, E JACK	B-17F	42-29774	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430331	CATES, W	PT-22	41-1974	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430405	MCKEEVER, WENDELL E	PT-22	41-20623	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430408	FLOOD, JAMES M	PT-22	41-15273	BLYTHE AAF 6 MI SW, CA
430420	RUST, ELMER E	PT-22	41-20969	BLYTHE AAF 6 MI SW, CA
430426	ABRELL, JOHN D	B-17F	42-3126	BLYTHE AAF 20 MI SE, CA
430505	LAKE, GEORGE M	B-17F	42-29471	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430507	COKE, DEWEY	PT-22	41-15246	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430510	ROSINSKI, EDWARD J	PT-22	42-57495	BLYTHE AAF 6 MI S, CA
430512	SHEMPREN, EUGENE H	PT-22	41-15440	BLYTHE AAF 8 MI SW, CA
430512	ROSE, ROBERT E	B-24D	42-40341	BLYTHE AAF 2 MI S, CA
430513	EVANS, FRANK W	PT-22A	42-57501	BLYTHE AAF 8 MI SW, CA
430518	WILSON, STANLEY A	PT-22	41-15606	BLYTHE AAF 5 MI E, CA
430521	KUHNS, ARTHUR A	PT-22	41-20774	BLYTHE AAF 8 MI S, CA
430525	HEILIG, EDWARD B	PT-22	41-1976	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430624	GESE, CHARLES J	PT-22	41-1972	BLYTHE AAF 11 MI NE, CA
430624	MALONEY, ROBERT W	PT-22	41-1939	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430630	GRAHAM, JOHN K	PT-22	41-20769	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430630	GRAHAM, JOHN K	PT-22	41-20769	CALIFORNIA
430707	DREKER, CHARLES W	PT-22	41-20688	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430707	PALMITER, RANDALL I	PT-22	41-20983	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430708	COLEMAN, WILLIAM A	P-39	42-8844	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430713	HAMRICK, OSSIE D JR	PT-22	41-20764	BLYTHE AAF 3 MI S, CA
430713	CONRATH, ROBERT A	PT-22	41-15434	BLYTHE AAF 4 MI S, CA
430719	FALK, IRWIN A	PT-22	41-20961	BLYTHE AAF 6 MI SW, CA
430719	LEONARD, JAMES H	PT-22A	42-57487	BLYTHE AAF 2 MI SE, CA
430720	SMITH, DONALD L	PT-22	41-15445	SALT MARSH, CA
430720	MARTIN, JAMES R	PT-22	41-20968	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430720	BROPHY, WILLIAM C	B-24D	42-40428	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430724	OBARSKI, STANLEY J	B-24E	42-7099	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430724	OBARSKI, STANLEY J	B-24E	42-7099	CALIFORNIA
430725	OTIS, GEORGE T	B-24D	41-11899	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430726	VROMAN, WILLIAM R	B-24E	42-7147	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430727	HOYER, MARTIN C	B-24D	42-40345	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430730	RICHARD, JOSEPH R	B-24D	42-40166	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430802	OLTZ, RODGER D	B-24E	42-7161	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430803	FAIN, ALFRED P	B-24D	42-41150	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430804	MILOYEVITCH, D Z	B-24D	42-40149	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430809	SEMON, GERALD A	AT-6C	41-32370	EL PASO AP, TX
430812	TODD, E J	B-24E	42-7310	SAFFORD 6 MI W, AZ
430812	SCHONBERG, HAROLD D	B-24E	42-7122	INDIO 7 MI N, CA
430816	HOYER, MARTIN C	B-24D	42-40368	PALM SPRINGS AAF 8 MI NW, CA
430823	THIELEN, FREDERICK J	PT-22	41-15432	RIPLEY AUX 2, CA
430826	ASHTON, JOHN D	PT-2	41-1974	BLYTHE AAF 5 MI SE, CA
430901	ROGGENKAMP, NORMAN A	B-24E	41-29115	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430907	HARSHBARGER, WILLIAM M	B-24D	41-23649	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430908	JOHNSON, BESSIE	PT-22	42-57492	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430909	MILLER, HERMAN H	B-24E	42-64403	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430914	SIMMONS, MABRY	B-24E	42-7227	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430916	HEGE, DAVID F	PT-22	41-15446	BLYTHE AAF 5 MI SW, CA
430922	CHRISTOPHER, CLEATUS B	B-24D	42-40354	WALDO 9 MI NNE, KS
430923	SULLIVAN, WILBUR I	B-24D	41-11857	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430924	TRACY, CLAIR	PT-22	41-20773	BLYTHE AUX 5, CA
430929	SHORT, ROBERT H	PT-22	41-20962	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430929	KLAUSER, FRANK	PT-13D	42-16847	BLYTHE AAF, CA
431003	KREBS, V CHARLES	B-24E	42-7457	BLYTHE AAF, CA
431004	DOMIS, ROBERT E	B-24D	42-40382	BLYTHE AAF, CA
431004	JOHNSON, NEIL	PT-13D	42-16914	BLYTHE AAF, CA
431012	ZEEB, WALTER A	PT-13D	42-16917	BLYTHE AUX, CA
431014	OWEN, CHARLES E	B-24D	42-41150	NEIGHBOWS, CA
431015	BERNARD, MERRILL JR	B-24E	42-64397	BLYTHE AAF 8 MI NW, CA
431206	CRAWFORD, EDWARD C	PT-13D	42-16943	BLYTHE AAF, CA
431211	HAYTER, JAMES L	PT-13D	42-16947	BLYTHE AAF, CA
431214	SCHAYES, STANLEY N	PT-13D	42-16948	BLYTHE AAF, CA
431218	CRIMMEL, HOWARD R	PT-27	42-15781	RIPLEY AUX 1, CA
431218	BOOKOUT, JOHN F	PT-13D	42-16938	BLYTHE AAF, CA
431218	HENNESSEY, ROBERT B	PT-17	40-1993	BLYTHE AAF, CA
431222	DAVIS, SAM T	PT-27	42-15741	BLYTHE AAF 1 MI NE, CA
431223	STUBBS, GEORGE P	AT-23A	42-95661	BLYTHE AAF, CA
431225	STENGELE, HARRY E	B-24D	42-72931	BLYTHE AAF, CA
431230	WAGNER, ELWOOD M	PT-27	42-15752	BLYTHE AAF 1 MI S, CA
440102	HEISTAND, VIRGIL M	PT-27	42-15848	BLYTHE AAF, CA
440103	EGGER, MAURICE	PT-13D	42-16948	RIPLEY AUX 2, CA
440103	MILLER, DOUGLAS E	PT-13D	42-16934	RIPLEY AUX 1, CA
440104	KRAEMER, ANDREW F	PT-27	42-15609	RIPLEY AUX, CA
440110	PAGE, WILLIAM O	PT-27	42-15676	BLYTHE AAF 4 MI S, CA
440110	BLAIR, JOHN	B-24E	41-29036	BLYTHE AAF, CA
440112	SCHROEDER, PHILIP V	PT-27	42-15787	BLYTHE AAF, CA
440113	RONNE, RICHARD D	PT-17	40-1980	BLYTHE AAF 3 MI SW, CA
440113	ROUNER, FLOYD H JR	PT-18	40-1893	BLYTHE AAF 3 MI SW, CA
440113	LAFEMINA, RALPH G	PT-17	40-1993	RIPLEY AUX 2, CA
440113	LILLEY, FRANK B	PT-17	40-1921	BLYTHE AUX 3, CA
440114	MAGEE, DARIS E	PT-13D	42-16980	BLYTHE AUX 2, CA
440114	LA GRANGE, EMERSON W	PT-13D	42-16974	BLYTHE AAF, CA
440121	RUSSELL, MARK T	B-24J	42-99969	BLYTHE AAF 3 MI NW, CA
440124	WEILAND, HERMAN E	B-24D	42-72931	CHINLE 6 MI NE, AZ
440125	HARRIS, DONALD J	B-24E	41-28544	QUARTZITE 4 MI N, AZ
440126	KRAEMER, ANDREW F	PT-27	42-15702	BLYTHE AUX 3, CA
440128	CAPPS, WILLIAM E JR	PT-13D	42-16909	RIPLEY AUX, CA
440130	DANIELS, CHARLES S	B-24D	41-11928	SANTA ROSA AAF 12 MI N, CA
440131	SKEELS, ROBERT C	PT-13D	42-16931	BLYTHE AUX 3, CA
440201	HULET, DAVID W	PT-17	41-25567	BLYTHE AAF, CA
440201	JONES, ROBERT M	PT-17	42-16693	BLYTHE AAF, CA
440211	BRITTAIN, EUGENE G	PT-27	42-15609	RIPLEY AUX 2, CA
440211	ALLBRIGHT, RICHARD D	BT-17	40-1993	BLYTHE AAF, CA
440213	TURNER, GLENN W	B-24E	41-29086	MARCH FIELD, CA
440218	PFEIFER, STEPHAN JR	PT-27	42-15654	BLYTHE AAF, CA
440227	FULLER, DANA A	BT-15	42-42014	BLYTHE AAF, CA
440303	HASSEN, ALLEN S	B-24E	42-7126	SAN BERNARDINO AAF, CA
440306	HELTON, JOE A	B-24E	42-7292	QUARTZITE RANGE, AZ
440309	DENNIS, NEWTON T III	PT-17	40-2021	BLYTHE AUX 3, CA
440314	WARD, LEE P	UC-78	42-58416	BIGGS FIELD, TX
440316	O CONNOR, WILLIAM F	PT-17	42-16695	BLYTHE AUX 4, CA
440316	BURRELL, ROBERT W	PT-27	42-15853	RIPLEY AUX 1, CA
440319	KLAUSNER, BURT	PT-17	40-1987	BLYTHE AAF, CA
440322	FERGUSON, GILBERT L	PT-27	42-15693	BLYTHE AAF, CA
440323	NEILSON, RODNEY	PT-27	42-15747	RIPLEY AUX 1, CA
440324	GIBSON, EARL W	PT-27	42-15677	RIPLEY AUX 2, CA
440325	PLENNI, PAUL J	PT-17	40-1912	BLYTHE AAF, CA
440403	MOUNT, JOHN F	PT-17	40-1974	BLYTHE AUX 4, CA
440405	GRAMS, ROY L	PT-17	40-1987	RIPLEY AUX 1, CA
440405	BONNICHSEN, ROBERT I	PT-17	40-2004	RIPLEY AUX 2, CA
440406	VAUGHAN, JENNINGS L	PT-27	42-15574	BLYTHE AUX 4, CA
440412	LECHTENBERG, LESTER F	PT-17	40-1973	RIPLEY AUX 2, CA
440413	GRAMS, ROY L	PT-17	40-1971	RIPLEY AUX 2, CA
440413	THOMAS, CHESTER G	PT-27	42-15572	RIPLEY AUX 1, CA
440417	TOOMEY, CHARLES D	PT-13D	42-17185	BLYTHE AUX 1, CA
440419	MCCULLOUGH, HARRY D	PT-17	40-1971	RIPLEY AUX 1, CA
440428	POMEROY, ROBERT F	PT-27	42-15682	RIPLEY AUX, CA
440501		PT-13D	42-17185	CALIFORNIA
440503		PT-27	42-15682	CALIFORNIA
440504		PT-27	42-15778	CALIFORNIA
440511	PERKINS, ARNOLD A	PT-17	40-1978	RIPLEY AUX 2, CA
440515	OHMANN, DUANE F	PT-27	42-15613	RIPLEY AUX 1, CA
440518	ANDERSON, JOHN F	PT-27	42-15615	RIPLEY AUX 1, CA
440525	GREEN, JACK A	PT-27	42-15753	BLYTHE AAF, CA
440530	REINSTEIN, MAX	PT-27	42-15658	BLYTHE AAF, CA
440616	OWENS, ROBERR R	PT-17	40-1902	RIPLEY AUX 2, CA
440616	SHANKLIN, JACK R	PT-17	40-1997	RIPLEY AUX 2, CA
440620	SKALA, RICHARD B	PT-17	42-16616	BLYTHE AAF, CA
440621	ABABURKO, MYRON L	PT-27	42-15796	RIPLEY AUX 1, CA
440622	AMOS, JOHN A	PT-17	40-1979	RIPLEY AUX 2, CA
440627	DOHERTY, FRANCIS P	PT-27	42-15720	RIPLEY AUX 2, CA
440703	CLARK, ROBERT W	PT-17	40-2020	CALIFORNIA
440704	YARNELL, ERWIN	PT-17	40-2021	CALIFORNIA
440712	STILLSON, ARNOLD F	PT-17	40-2003	CALIFORNIA
440718	BLYNN, BRYCE	PT-17	41-8009	CALIFORNIA
461115	NELSON, LINCOLN W	P-47N	44-88729	BLYTHE AAF, CA