LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
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
410904	GRAVITT, EMMETT C	O-47B	39-112	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
420728	HOFFMAN, ALBERT J	PT-17	41-25679	LAFAYETTE 10 MI W, LA
420818	MULKERN, JOHN P	PT-17	41-25513	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
420822	PETERSON, HARRY S	PT-17	41-8235	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
420825	WOOD, LOUIS E	PT-17	41-25680	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
420907	WADLOW, JAMES H	PT-19A	42-33548	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
420925	FISCHER, GEORGE W	PT-19A	42-33549	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
421005	BROWNE, WILLIAM G	PT-19A	42-33567	BOSCO, LA
421015	WILLIAMS, JAMES E	PT-19	42-33556	BREAUX BRIDGE AUX, LA
421023	WELLER, GEORGE P JR	PT-19A	42-33573	ABBEVILLE, LA
421107	KAIKOWSKI, MATTHEW P	PT-19A	42-33554	BREAUX BRIDGE AUX, LA
421109	O'LOUGHLIN, PETER J	PT-19A	42-33540	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
421112	RUBICK, FRANK A	PT-19A	42-33806	BREAUX BRIDGE AUX, LA
421209	MANSFIELD, CHARLES G	PT-19A	42-33569	SCOTT, LA
430115	DAWLEY, PAUL A	PT-19A	42-33551	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
430130	BROWNING, RUSSELL N	PT-19	42-33807	MELVILLE, LA
430219	DAWLEY, PAUL A	PT-19A	42-2750	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
430308	WHITLOCK, GEORGE P	PT-19A	42-33560	JENNINGS, LA
430421	O'DONNELL, EDWARD C	PT-19	42-33556	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
430505	DWYER, THOMAS L JR	PT-19A	42-33566	YOUNGSVILLE AUX, LA
430505	SAUBERT, WALTER E	PT-19A	42-33885	DUSON AUX, LA
430505	SPECHT, JOHN F	PT-19A	42-2776	DUSON AUX, LA
430512	DUNN, WILLIAM E	PT-19A	42-33558	MAURICE AUX, LA
430513	KROSNOWSKI, HENRY S	PT-19A	42-33559	BREAUX BRIDGE AUX, LA
430515	TOMPKINS, LEONARD I	PT-19A	42-33541	MAURICE AUX, LA
430517	HOE, ROBERT J	PT-19A	42-33516	MAURICE AUX, LA
430519	PARRINGTON, RAYMOND T	PT-23	42-49703	BREAUX BRIDGE AUX, LA
430520	CROSS, RICHARD H	PT-19	42-33519	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
430522	VANFLEET, DORENCE L	PT-19A	42-33573	ROANOKE 4 MI E, LA
430525	MANION, MARTIN V	PT-19A	42-33564	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
430602	PICKETT, GORDON J	PT-19A	42-33887	DUSON AUX, LA
430614	DANA, CHARLES A	PT-23	42-47601	MAURICE AUX, LA
430616	MORSE, MARYLAND H JR	PT-23	42-49708	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
430616	MCMURROUGH, MILTON B	PT-23	42-47609	BREAUX BRIDGE AUX, LA
430617	GREINER, ROBERT R	PT-23	42-49717	MAURICE AUX, LA
430622	GREGORY, GEORGE	PT-23	42-49715	DUSON AUX, LA
430626	MOULTON, RICHARD B	PT-23	42-49096	CARENCRO, LA
430722	REED, KENNETH E	PT-23	42-49726	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
430722	JOHNSON, EDWARD H	PT-23	42-47657	MAURICE AUX, LA
430731	MOFFETT, HOWARD P	PT-23	42-49156	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
430805	ROADMAN, JULIAN A	PT-23	42-49142	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
430812	ARNOLD, JOHN W	PT-23	42-47600	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
430816	COCHELL, ALVIN E	PT-23	42-47618	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
430817	O'KEEFE, FRANCIS G	PT-23	42-49136	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
430818	PURE, LEONARD	PT-23	42-49737	MAURICE AUX, LA
430819	THURN, JOHN R	PT-23	42-49133	CARENCRO 2.5 MI SE, LA
430820	IOZZA, DOMINIC	PT-23	42-49721	MAURICE AUX, LA
430827	CHANCE, HARRY A	PT-23	42-49111	ST MARTINSVILLE, LA
430929	OLIVER, JAMES V	PT-23	42-49753	DUSON AUX, LA
431203	RYAN, FRANK A	PT-23	42-49112	GUEYDAN, LA
431207	RUDE, MILTON J	PT-23	42-49140	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
431211	NICHOLSON, WILLIAM B	PT-23	42-49715	CARENCRO 3 MI NE, LA
431221	SCHUSTER, FRED J	PT-23A	42-49911	BREAUX BRIDGE AUX, LA
431221	RHOADS, GLENN W	PT-23	42-49727	DUSON AUX, LA
431222	ADCOCK, LUTHER E	PT-23	42-49146	BRUSSARD 1.5 MI NW, LA
431231	CLARK, DOUGLAS B JR	PT-23	42-49112	BRISTOL, LA
440106	ROBINSON, FRANKLIN H JR	PT-23	42-49097	BATON ROUGE 13 MI W, LA
440109	RIHA, LOUIS F	PT-23	42-49741	CROWLEY 3.5 MI SE, LA
440120	BRANFIELD, WILLIAM L	PT-23	42-49704	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
440120	SCHMITT, ALBERT F	PT-23	42-49712	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
440120	BRIGGS, FRANK V	PT-23	42-49709	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
440120	RAWLIND, VICTOR A	PT-23	42-47624	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
440125	MESSINA, JOSEPH A	PT-23	42-47659	YOUNGSVILLE AUX, LA
440206	LISCHER, MERRILL D	PT-17	40-1779	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA
440213	DAVIDSON, JOHN D	PT-17	41-8263	MAURICE AUX, LA
440218	KELSEY, KENNETH B	PT-17	40-1851	UNION CHURCH, MS
440308	DURNELL, RICHARD D	PT-23	42-49746	JACKSON AAF 8 MI SW, MS
440315	KENDRA, FRANCIS S JR	PT-17	41-8847	KAPLAN 3 MI E, LA
440401	MUNSON, HAL, JR	PT-23	42-49105	ANNISTON, AL
440401	PLATZ, ROBERT M	PT-23	42-49699	ANNISTON, AL
440817	DREILING, BENEDICT P	P-40K	42-9769	PITKIN 5 MI W, LA
450102	WOLFSON, JASON L	P-40N	44-7726	LOUISIANA
450313	KNAPP, WARREN A	L-5	42-98377	VIRGINIA
450319	SHEA, ROBERT T	L-5	42-14976	VIRGINIA
450403	RIVARD, WILLIAM R	L-5	42-98233	MINERAL WELLS, TX
450610	SWART, EDWARD	L-5	42-14994	MINERAL WELLS, TX
450720	GIBB, NEIL H	R-6A	43-45392	LAFAYETTE FIELD, LA