INDEPENDENCE ARMY AIR FIELD, KS
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
430217	BREMS, AXEL W	BT-14	40-1243	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430222	ANDERSON, HOWELL P	BT-14	40-1172	INDEPENDENCE AAF 6 MI W, KS
430227	MCELROY, WELDON W	BT-14	40-1264	PALOS HIGHTS, KS
430303	CONNELL, MILTON M	BT-14	40-1233	OLATHE NAS, KS
430304	BURGE, JACK N	BT-14	40-1313	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430305	RABER, ARNOLD J	BT-14	40-1359	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430306	CASTENSON, ROLAND C	BT-14	40-1323	MARSHALL FIELD 50 MI SW, KS
430311	PULLEN, RAY B	BT-14	40-1301	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430317	SAARI, LLOYD A	BT-14	40-1112	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430318	ATTONE, JACOB C	BT-14	40-1141	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430323	SHAPPELL, JAMES S	BT-14	40-1240	CASSODAY, KS
430331	WEAVER, MAXWELL F	BT-14	40-1237	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430401	TILTON, WILLIAM P	BT-14	40-1274	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430403	MILES, MARK T	BT-14	40-1282	CASSODAY, KS
430407	HILL, ELBERT H	BT-14	40-1265	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430412	TOBIN, JOSEPH I	BT-14	40-1359	CLAREMORE, OK
430412	COLL, DAVID J	BT-14	40-1285	CLAREMORE, OK
430413	DAVIS, FRED A	BT-14	40-1190	STROUD AUX, OK
430415	COLL, DAVID J	BT-14	40-1285	INDEPENDENCE AUX 7, KS
430415	COCHRANE, GEORGE B	BT-14	40-1292	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430419	MILLER, ROBERT M	BT-14	40-1268	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430422	FRANCIS, DON I	BT-14	40-1329	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430423	SHILLINGER, DALE E	BT-14	40-1226	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430424	SHILLINGER, DALE E	BT-14	40-1249	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430428	BROWN, MERLE P	BT-14	40-1140	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430501	MORRIS, HERBERT G	BT-14	40-1260	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430505	MCCARTHY, ROBERT W	BT-14	40-1236	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430511	RHOADES, JOHN J	BT-14	40-1349	ELK CITY 7 MI N, KS
430513	PERDUE, RUBEN C	BT-14	40-1131	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430523	STONE, ROBERT W	BT-14	40-1342	CHERRYVALE AUX, KS
430525	MALONE, PAUL E	BT-14	40-1187	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430601	KILDAL, EDWIN	BT-14	40-1114	WAYSIDE 2 MI S, KS
430603	DETRICK, FRANK M	BT-14	40-1138	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430603	HAMILTON, ROBERT M	BT-L4	40-1179	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430605	SMALL, JAMES E	BT-14	40-1336	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430605	O'BRIEN, THOMAS J	BT-14	40-1353	NEODESHA 5 MI E, KS
430607	BAYNE, EDWARD D	BT-14	40-1244	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430607	MCGARRY, JAMES M	BT-14	40-1297	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430608	WILLIAMS, RAYMOND L	BT-14	40-1356	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430609	BRUTON, DONALD M	BT-14	40-1140	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430610	GRAEB, KENNETH A	BT-14	40-1265	FREDONIA 6 MI SE, KS
430610	GALER, MICHAEL J	BT-14	40-1155	FREDONIA 6 MI E, KS
430613	LONG, RICHMOND J	BT-14	40-1348	CASSODAY, KS
430614	ARENSON, KENNETH L	BT-14	40-1280	LEBO, KS
430616	WHITFILL, WILLIAM E	BT-14	40-1296	CHERRYVALE AUX, KS
430617	DOWCETT, FREDERICK J	BT-14	40-1249	ELK CITY 7 MI NE, KS
430617	OVERPECK, JAMES F	BT-14	40-1115	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430617	STONE, HARLEY L	BT-14	40-1226	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430625	FORKER, GEORGE W	BT-14	40-1327	JOPLIN, MO
430627	HARDMAN, JOHN W	BT-14	40-1351	DALLAS 3 MI N, IA
430703	SMITH, GEORGE P	BT-14	40-1156	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430705	GAREGNANI, ANGELO A	BT-14	40-1282	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430706	SAWYER, JAMES A	BT-14	40-1129	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430708	WINGET, CLIFFORD L JR	BT-13	40-1152	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430708	STITH, GEORGE N	BT-14	40-1143	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430714	MATHER, JACK M	BT-14	40-1313	CHERRYVALE AUX, KS
430719	SNOW, CONLEY H	BT-14	40-1116	INDEPENDENCE AUX 4, KS
430720	BUCHOLZ, BRUCE E	BT-14	40-1295	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430721	ROOKER, BILLY R	BT-14	40-1327	INDEPENDENCE AUX 7, KS
430722	HOOVER, ALVA M	BT-14	40-1314	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430722	FINKS, WILL S JR	BT-14	40-1353	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430726	NEWTON, ROGER W	BT-14	40-1159	INDEPENDENCE AAF 20 MI E, KS
430727	GOALSTONE, EUGENE D	BT-14	40-1290	CASSODAY, KS
430727	SHAPPELL, JAMES S	BT-14	40-1178	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430728	SCHUPAK, GEORGE	BT-14	40-1281	INDEPENDENCE AUX 4, KS
430728	SCHUPAK, GEORGE	BT-14	40-1334	INDEPENDENCE AUX 4, KS
430728	FALCONER, MELVIN R	BT-14	40-1265	INDEPENDENCE AUX 4, KS
430731	POWELL, BENJAMIN L	BT-14	40-1313	LINWOOD, KS
430803	FLYNN, JAMES M	BT-14	40-1253	INDEPENDENCE AUX 7, KS
430805	PAUMEN, DONALD J	BT-14	40-1311	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430806	HENDRICKSON, FLOYD W	BT-15	42-41943	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430806	HAMMOND, JEREMIAH F	BT-14	40-1137	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430806	MEEKER, DOLSON G	BT-14	40-1312	INDEPENDENCE AUX 7, KS
430809	MILLER, WARREN E	BT-14	40-1271	COFFEYVILLE AAF 6 MI W, KS
430811	SHRECK, CLARK J	BT-14	40-1295	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430812	BRADLEY, JOHN G	BT-14	40-1330	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430813	GOODSON, JOHN E	BT-14	40-1292	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430814	ANDERSON, JOHN L	BT-14	40-1268	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430817	KNISPEL, RAYMOND C	BT-14	40-1134	CASSODAY, KS
430817	WOODS, THOMAS J	BT-14	40-1284	CASSODAY, KS
430818	SCHULTHEIS, GEORGE L	BT-14	40-1153	CASSODAY, KS
430820	JENKINS, EDWIN H	BT-14	40-1275	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430823	BOYSEN, RANDOLPH H	BT-14	40-1173	CHERRYVALE AUX 2.5 MI NW, KS
430825	FAHRNEY, RICHARD L	BT-14	40-1133	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430827	POWELL, BENJAMIN L	BT-15	42-41967	TINKER AAF, OK
430831	EHRHARDT, ROBERT W	BT-14	40-1160	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430902	GATES, MAXWELL B	BT-14	40-1316	CHERRYVALE AUX, KS
430905	MALONE, PAUL E	BT-14	40-1328	SPRINGFIELD, MO
430908	MAYER, DONALD E	BT-14	40-1151	INDEPENDENCE AUX 7, KS
430908	NOE, ROY F	BT-14	40-1185	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430908	WOLLING, PHILLIP N	BT-14	40-1221	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430908	JACOBS, LEE W	BT-14	40-1346	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430909	LOEFFLER, CHARLES M	BT-15	42-41964	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430911	CLARK, RICHARD H	BT-14	40-1128	CASSODAY, KS
430911	GATES, MAXWELL B	BT-14	40-1282	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430913	REED, JOHN B	BT-14	40-1292	INDEPENDENCE AUX 8, KS
430913	BACHMAN, JOHN S	BT-15	42-41853	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430913	FLYGE, ROLAND H	BT-14	40-1177	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430913	WILLIAMS, DAVID L	BT-14	40-1251	INDEPENDENCE AUX 7, KS
430917	EARLY, ROBERT L	BT-14	40-1297	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430920	WOLLING, PHILLIP N	BT-14	40-1312	INDEPENDENCE AUX 8, KS
430921	KRUSE, CARL T	BT-14	40-1224	INDEPENDENCE AUX 7, KS
430921	QUEEN, JAMES C	BT-14	40-1131	INDEPENDENCE AUX 7, KS
430922	STURM, KENNETH A	BT-14	40-1286	INDEPENDENCE AUX 4, KS
430922	FULLER, GILBERT E	BT-14	40-1274	CHERRYVALE AUX, KS
430924	COPELAND, JAMES M	BT-14	40-1330	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430924	LIND, ALAN G	BT-14	40-12125	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
430924	FRICKE, BENJAMIN C	BT-14	40-1269	INDEPENDENCE AAF 10 MI SW, KS
430927	COLE, JAMES E	BT-14	40-1118	CHERRYVALE AUX, KS
431004	HARING, RUSSELL G	BT-15	42-41836	INDEPENDENCE AUX 4, KS
431005	ALDER, DON B	BT-14	40-1182	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
431005	ALLEN, SHIRLEY M	BT-15	42-41876	NEVADA, MO
431007	BOGGS, ROY V	BT-15	42-41856	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
431009	HAYES, CECIL E	BT-14	40-1270	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
431009	DAVIS, JASPER C JR	BT-14	40-1341	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
431010	RANDOL, FRANK J	BT-14	40-1129	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
431011	STERRETT, ROBERT E	BT-14	40-1307	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
431014	SLINKARD, ROGER M	BT-15	42-41964	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
431016	SOLLI, JASPER H	BT-14	40-1325	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
431018	JEFFERIES, CHARLES S JR	BT-14	40-1237	INDEPENDENCE AUX 4, KS
431022	COX, EDWARD L JR	BT-14	40-1322	INDEPENDENCE AUX 8, KS
431026	HOOTON, JOHN W	BT-14	40-1130	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
431027	MALONE, PAUL E	BT-14	40-1328	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
431027	CONNARD, MALCOLM J	BT-14	40-1136	INDEPENDENCE AAF 15 MI SW, KS
431030	DUSCH, JULIUS H	BT-15	42-41857	INDEPENDENCE AUX 4, KS
431108	STANSBERRY, ROBERT C	UC-78B	42-71943	INDEPENDENCE AUX 7, KS
431117	KING, DUDLEY E	UC-78B	42-71965	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
431117	KING, DUDLEY E	BT-14	40-1129	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
431129	CLEVELAND, GORDON B	UC-78B	42-435	CHANUTE FIELD, IL
431130	GOLDEN, JOHN F	UC-78B	43-32186	INDEPENDENCE AUX 9, KS
431201	GILKERSON, DONALD F	BT-14	40-1127	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
431201	GREIN, ARNOLD J	BT-14	40-1320	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
431202	PREVILLE, DANIEL	BT-14	40-1311	INDEPENDENCE AUX 7, KS
431210	CONROY, ROBERT R	BT-14	40-1183	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
431211	STAHL, ROBERT S	BT-14	40-1285	INDEPENDENCE AUX 9 2 MI N, KS
431215	KUNKLE, GERALD	BT-15	42-41838	INDEPENDENCE AAF 8 MI N, KS
431217	MCCLELLAND, JOHN S	BT-14	40-1114	INDEPENDENCE AUX 9, KS
431217	SPRINGER, WALTER W	BT-14	40-1157	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
431218	O'CONNELL, JOHN H	BT-14	40-1141	CHOTEAU, OK
431219	ELLIOTT, FELIX E JR	BT-14	40-1275	BARTLESVILLE, OK
431221	SAAL, KENNETH F	BT-14	40-1152	COLONY, KS
431222	NEWTON, JOHN C	BT-14	40-1274	SHELDON, MO
431222	PRATHER, OWEN C	BT-14	40-1198	SILOAM SPRINGS, AR
431230	CORSON, KENNETH V	BT-14	40-1317	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
431230	ZUMBRO, WILLIAM H	BT-14	40-1359	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
431231	HORRISBERGER, ROBERT A	BT-14	40-1265	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440109	MORAN, FLEMING H	BT-14	40-1138	OKMULGEE, OK
440112	FITZGERALD, JOHN R	BT-14	40-1251	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440112	FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN L	BT-14	40-1156	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440120	OCKELMAN, HOWARD H	BT-14	40-1176	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440128	FLINN, JAMES H	BT-14	40-1293	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440211	HILT, WILLIAM P	BT-14	40-1330	INDEPENDENCE AAF 2 MI N, KS
440212	SNYDER, RUDOLPH H	BT-14	40-1182	CLAREMORE, OK
440215	JOHNSON, RONALD R	BT-14	40-1344	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440215	PUCKETT, R J	BT-14	40-1206	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440216	TREMAINE, JOHN E	BT-15	42-41829	MONETTE, KS
440222	MISCHINSKI, MATTHEW M	BT-14	40-1283	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440223	STEPHENS, THOMAS E	BT-14	40-1237	INDEPENDENCE AAF 7 MI NW, KS
440226	MARTINEAU, JOSEPH R	BT-14	40-1275	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440302	WYCKOFF, W S	BT-14	40-1208	CHERRYVALE AUX 9, KS
440307	MOOREFIELD, EDWARD A	AT-7	42-2437	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440316	SMITH, JAMES F	BT-14	40-1253	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440322	KING, OREN A	BT-14	40-1339	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440325	DUCEY, THOMAS J	BT-15	42-41981	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440325	POLAND, GENE -	BT-15	42-41982	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440327	HANNA, LESTER W	BT-15	42-42034	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440327	PARUSZEWSKI, MIRON R	BT-15	42-41954	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440404	SWANSON, CHARLES C	BT-14	40-1130	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440407	GARRETT, HOMER E	BT-14	40-1164	INDEPENDENCE AUX 4, KS
440413	HUNT, RUSSELL H	BT-14	40-1262	CANEY 3 MI E, KS
440413	TREVORROW, GROZIER R	AT-13A	42-41832	TULSA, OK
440425	BENNINK, WILLIAM H	BT-14	40-1303	SILOAM SPRINGS, AR
440503		BT-14	40-1201	KANSAS
440503		BT-14	40-1207	KANSAS
440505		BT-13A	42-41962	OKLAHOMA
440507	MARTIN, ROBERT E	AT-11	40-1327	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440508	BOARDMAN, ROBERT L	BT-14	40-1292	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440509	SAMPLEY, TROY A	AT-14	40-1183	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440512	RODRIQUEZ, EDWARD	PT-13A	42-41939	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440515	HOWARD, ROBERT J	BT-14	40-1167	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440515	ROSS, JOSEPH E	BT-14	40-1274	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440515	LOEFFLER, CHARLES, JR	BT-14	40-1300	BURNS 3 MI W, KS
440515	PRICE, HAROLD A	BT-14	40-1352	INDEPENDENCE AUX 3, KS
440515	BRYANT, ERMAND R	BT-14	40-1360	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440517	HEYER, ARTHUR P	BT-14	40-1306	HAVANA 3 MI E, KS
440522	HAUER, LESLIE J	BT-14	40-1112	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440522	PETTERMAN, HARRY H	BT-14	40-1140	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440522	YOUNG, JAMES H	BT-14	40-1353	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440527	WOO, EDWARD	BT-14	40-1177	RAMONA, OK
440527	SITTON, RAY B	BT-14	40-1349	RAMONA, OK
440613	HALL, JOHN R	BT-14	40-1142	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440613	HUDGINS, DONALD L	BT-14	40-1309	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440614	FERGUSEN, CLOVIS I	BT-14	40-1257	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440627	WASCHE, ELMER F	BT-14	40-1132	COPAN, OK
440627	WALKER, THEODORE G, III	BT-14	40-1268	COPAN, OK
440629	JACOBS, ROY A	BT-14	40-1186	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440704	SIKKEMA, CLARENCE J	BT-14	40-1179	KANSAS
440707	ROLAND, EMIL D	BT-14	40-14081	KANSAS
440707	SMITH, HOWARD E	BT-14	40-1353	KANSAS
440717	BARNES, GUY L	BT-14	40-1252	KANSAS
440721	WAKEHOUSE, ERNEST P	BT-14	40-1216	KANSAS
440722	GOUGE, WINTON D	BT-14	40-1134	ALABAMA
440726	BOOKER, GLENN R	BT-14	40-1279	KANSAS
440726	MCCOLLUM, HAROLD V	BT-14	40-1313	KANSAS
440801	VIKAN, NORMAN V	BT-14	40-1269	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440803	POND, DOUGLAS	BT-13A	42-41785	JET AAF, OK
440804	KORTH, JEROME J	BT-14	40-1213	OLATHE AUX 5, KS
440808	LINCOLN, ROBERT C	BT-14	40-1268	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
440922	CANNOY, C M	AT-6C	41-32992	KANSAS
441006	HALE, BENJAMIN L	BT-14	40-1168	KANSAS
441009	HOWLAND, JOHN B	BT-14	40-1321	TEXAS
441009	PERRY, CHARLES C	PT-27	42-15606	TEXAS
441010	THOMAS, MARVIN H	BT-14	40-1253	KANSAS
441012	HOWLAND, JOHN B	BT-14	40-1226	KANSAS
441013	DEVENNEY, LEONARD B	BT-14	40-1161	KANSAS
441023	KUENZLI, WILLIAM H	UC-78B	42-71991	KANSAS
441217	CARFER, RICHARD F	BT-14	40-1334	HAVANA 2 MI N, KS
450122	STOLAND, ROBERT O	BT-14	40-1144	KANSAS
450730	OLNEY, VINCENT H	B-24M	44-51295	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
450804	CLARK, JAMES A	B-24M	44-51394	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
450806	ALLIS, JOHN M	AT-6F	44-81938	PERRIN FIELD, TX
451120	AINSWORTH, WILTON L	B-24M	44-51203	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
451216	PACE, VINCENT J	B-17G	44-8312	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
451216	NONE	B-17G	44-6446	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
460918	WININGER, THOMAS G	P-47N	45-50108	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
461029	PUGEAU, RICHARD C	PQ-14B	44-68413	INDEPENDENCE AAF 6 MI SSW, KS
470121	STROBELL, ROBERT C	P-47D	45-49335	INDEPENDENCE AAF, KS
470209	RORAUS, TALVIN J	P-47D	44-90386	HILL FIELD, UT
470602	COLEMAN, JOHN J	P-47D	44-32943	INDEPENDENCE AAF 7 MI SW, KS