CHATHAM ARMY AIR FIELD, GA
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
431002	WILDER, WILLARD E	B-25C	42-32265	ITALY HILL, NY
431203	GUZMAN, GEORGE	B-24E	42-7273	CHATHAM AAF, GA
431207	JOHNSTON, ARTHUR L	B-24H	42-7670	BEAUFORT, SC
431213	FLOWERS, E L	B-24E	42-7103	KELLY FIELD, TX
440214	YANKEE, WAYNE A	B-24H	41-29207	JACKSON AP, GA
440225	MANUEL, EARL H	B-24E	41-29048	CHATHAM AAF, GA
440226	ROBINSON, RAYMOND L	B-24E	41-28548	CHATHAM AAF, GA
440227	MC KEOWN, THOMAS W	B-24H	42-7648	CHATHAM AAF, GA
440228	KOHLER, ELMER K	B-24E	41-28543	CHATHAM AAF, GA
440302	KINNE, ROBERT T	B-24H	42-7696	CHATHAM AAF, GA
440305	HOLMAN, HARLEY H	B-24E	41-28530	CHATHAM AAF, GA
440326	KELLY, RICHARD E	B-24E	41-28525	MELBOURNE NAS 1 MI N, FL
440415	FRICK, RAYMOND A	B-24H	41-29211	CHATHAM AAF, GA
440501		B-24E	42-7139	GEORGIA
440506	JONES, JOHN P	B-24H	42-95113	BATISTIA FIELD, CUBA
440508	TREBLE, JOHN W	B-24E	42-64401	MYRTLE BEACH AAF, SC
440511	MOORMAN, CHARLES A	B-24J	42-50527	CHATHAM AAF, GA
440528	WULTHRICH, JOHN W, JR	O-47A	38-272	CHATHAM AAF, GA
440613	JABLONSKI, JOHN W	B-24E	42-7256	ASHVILLE 28 MI ENE, NC
440628	O'KEEFE, WILLIAM J	B-24J	42-51044	CHATHAM AAF, GA
440711	GOLDSMITH, JERRY L	B-24J	42-51014	GEORGIA
440716	NEAL, HAROLD L JR	UC-64A	43-5308	GEORGIA
440718	HUDSON, ARTHUR R	PT-17	41-8107	FLORIDA
440723	PALMATEER, SIDNEY E	B-24J	42-109877	GEORGIA
440723	GOODMAN, WILLIAM B	B-24J	42-51002	GEORGIA
440724	BALASKI, JOHN I	PT-17	42-16190	FLORIDA
440727	KOVACS, GALE N	B-24J	42-50972	GEORGIA
440728	VANDERHERCHENK FRANK H	B-24J	42-109852	GEORGIA
440804	SCHOFIELD, MARTIN B	A-25A	42-79779	ATLANTA AP, GA
440816	PINKLEY, LESTER G	B-24J	42-100991	COBBTOWN, GA
440820	GREENWELL, JOSEPH C	B-24J	42-50993	CHATHAM AAF, GA
440822	BERZ, MARVIN J	UC-78	43-7454	NEW ORLEANS NAS, LA
440911	CULPEPPER, ROYCE L	PT-17	41-8454	FLORIDA
440911	MILLER, CHARLES M	PT-17	40-1763	FLORIDA
440925	BYRN, COLLINS P	B-24J	42-51064	GEORGIA
440925	HUTCHENS, MARVIN S	PT-17	41-8191	FLORIDA
441004	ANDERSON, HARRY F	PT-17	41-8097	FLORIDA
441004	SCHUSTER, ROBERT G	PT-17	41-8168	FLORIDA
441006	PATTERSON, LEE R JR	B-24J	42-51037	SEYMOUR-JOHNSON FIELD 6 MI SE, NC
441007	HECKING, ARNOLD C	B-24J	42-109883	GEORGIA
441028	DAVIS, WILLIAM E JR	B-24J	42-50973	GEORGIA
441029	CLEGG, ROBERT G	B-24J	42-51045	GEORGIA
441119	HERRING,FENNARD L JR	P-47D	42-22353	CHATHAM AAF, GA
450104	ROBERTS, GORDON B	B-24J	42-50983	BATISTIA FIELD, CUBA
450109	MILKEY, JACK W	B-24J	42-50524	CHATHAM AAF 7 MI S, GA
450119	CARRANO, RAMON A	PT-13D	42-17127	ARCADIA 12 MI S, FL
450119	CROSS, ALBERT S, JR	PT-13D	42-17061	ARCADIA 2 MI SE, FL
450121	NIECE, RALPH E	L-5	42-15028	GEORGIA
450207	GEORGE, CHARLES R	PT-13D	42-17156	FLORIDA
450207	GEORGE, CHARLES R	PT-13D	42-17089	FLORIDA
450208	PHELAN, WILLIAM J	PT-13B	40-1729	FLORIDA
450218	ARCHER, CLARENCE C	B-24J	42-95589	GEORGIA
450220	NEFF, HOWARD J	PT-13B	40-1613	FLORIDA
450220	NEFF, HOWARD J	PT-13A	37-256	FLORIDA
450223	MADSEN, MORTON W	B-24J	42-50527	SAVANNAH 7 MI SE, GA
450227	SAWICKI, CHARLES K	P-47D	42-22353	CHATHAM AAF, GA
450228	FOSS, JAMES L	PT-13B	41-835	FLORIDA
450302	GREENLEAF, ROBERT E	PT-13B	40-1698	FLORIDA
450303	GEMMELL, JOHN W	B-24J	42-50969	SAVANNAH 10 MI S, GA
450305	POOLE, JAMES E	PT-13A	37-233	FLORIDA
450306	BALVANZ, ARTHUR W	PT-13A	37-73	FLORIDA
450309	ROWE, SAXON M	PT-13B	40-1689	FLORIDA
450331	SHIMP, ROBERT R	B-24J	42-50931	SAVANNAH 7 MI SE, GA
450416	HARRIS, TEAGUE C	C-47B	43-49504	FREEMAN FIELD, IN
450419	CORATO, PETER V	B-24J	42-50968	CHESTER 8 MI E, GA
450422	BLUE, JESSE B	B-24J	42-51004	CHATHAM AAF, GA
450509	MURPHY, CHARLES M	PQ-14A	43-44240	FITZGERALD 2 MI WNW, GA
450620	MC INTYRE RICHMOND	B-29A	42-94118	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
450810	ELIZER, JAMES T	B-29	44-87679	CHATHAM AAF, GA
450825	GILSON, CHANNING W	B-29	44-87592	CHATHAM AAF, GA
450906	MENKE, ROBERT A	B-29A	44-86268	ROBINS FIELD, GA
450925	COLLINS, GEORGE A	B-29	44-86269	CHATHAM AAF, GA
451101	WINEINGER, ARLYS D	L-5	42-98290	CHATHAM AAF, GA
451212	LUTZ, EDMUND H	PQ-14B	43-44377	HUNTER FIELD, GA
470724	CRAWFORD, WILLIAM C	AT-6C	41-32598	CHATHAM AAF, GA
471019	MALLORY, JAMES H	F-47D	44-90177	CHATHAM AAF 2 MI SW, GA
480601	MIKELL, LOUIE A	F-47D	44-90339	OSCODA AAF 3 MI N, MI
480822	COOK, LORAN R	F-47D	45-49096	SAVANNAH 7.5 MI NW, GA
480823	THOMPSON, HENRY O JR	F-47D	42-29437	SAVANNAH 9 MI W, GA
491222	SWEARINGEN, GEORGE V	B-50A	47-110	CHATHAM AAF 4 MI ENE, GA
500209	LAMBACK, CHARLES H	C-47D	43-48954	GRIFFIN, GA
500313	RAFALKO, EDMUND A	B-50A	46-013	LAKENHEATH RAF, ENGLAND, UK
500331	WHITNEY, TRUXTON S	L-13A	47-333	CHATHAM AFB 7 MI NE, GA
500410	HARPER, GILBERT S	B-50	46-022	LAKENHEATH EAF, ENGLAND, UK
500417	PRATT, OWEN E JR	B-29A	44-62328	CHATHAM AFB 41 MI ESE, GA
500421	FERRELLE, CHARLES H JR	C-47D	43-49255	CHATHAM AFB, GA
500427	MORRIS, JESSE G	B-29A	44-62198	MARHAM RAF, ENGLAND, UK
500523	ROBERTS, SUG E	B-50D	49-309	ROBINS AFB, GA
500630	WILLINGHAM HARRY E JR	B-50A	46-009	MACDILL AFB, FL
500726	BAIN, JAMES	B-50D	49-313	CHATHAM AFB, GA
500924	MILES, ELIJAH B	SNB	USN-51288	CHATHAM AFB, GA