MERCED 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
420121	LEE, JACK C	BT-13	41-11529	VICTORVILLE AAF, CA
420122	HOPKINS, LESTER W	BT-13A	41-11535	MIRAGE LAKE AUX, CA
420124	MATSON, WAYNE	BT-13A	41-10661	VICTORVILLE AAF, CA
420220	BATES, EDWARD B	BT-13A	41-10755	MERCED AAF, CA
420402	GANN, DONALD J	BT-13	41-11093	PLANADA 3.5 MI S, CA
420402	WELLS, PERRY P	BT-13	41-11298	MERCED AAF, CA
420425	CORNELL, R W	BT-13A	41-10661	MERCED AAF, CA
420504	FUHRMEISTER, D	BT-13A	41-11556	COALINGA AUX, CA
420506	RAUHOF, NORMAN B	BT-13	41-10819	HOWARD FIELD, CZ
420508	AVERY, GERALD E	BT-13A	41-21460	MERCED AAF 1 MI S, CA
420512	FLOYD, ROBERT C	BT-13	41-11099	MERCED AAF, CA
420512	SINCLAIR, CB	BT-13	41-11099	MERCED AAF, CA
420529	CROWE, R L	BT-13A	41-10817	EAGLE FIELD 2 MI S, CA
420720	BAKER, D R	BT-13A	41-21753	MERCED AAF, CA
420723	HOWIE, SAMUEL T	BT-13A	41-10637	MERCED AAF 10 MI N, CA
420723	WESTLUND, JOHN W	BT-13A	41-10816	MERCED AAF 9 MI N, CA
420730	LOVE, ROBERT J	BT-13	41-9848	MERCED AAF, CA
420805	PYLE, BENJAMIN C	BT-13A	41-10727	ATHLONE, CA
420813	BOLAND, JOSEPH E	BT-13A	41-11095	ATWATER 1 MI N, CA
420825	DEFIEUX, WINSTON O	BT-13A	41-10816	MERCED AAF, CA
420825	FORKNER, HAMDEN L	BT-13A	41-10818	MERCED AAF, CA
420909	ODEN, W M	BT-13A	41-22322	BALICO AUX 10 MI N, CA
420922	DOOLEY, W L	BT-13A	41-50107	MERCED AAF, CA
420924	GLAZIER, EUGENE R	BT-13A	41-22328	WATERFORD 9 MI NE, CA
420926	MCGARRY, THOMAS E	BT-13	41-21633	WATERFORD 5 MI NE, CA
421012	ODEN, WALTER M	BT-13	41-10660	BALICO AUX, CA
421103	HERBST, WILLIAM R	BT-13A	41-11173	MERCED AAF 2 MI N, CA
421109	MCCLEARY, EMORY A	BT-13A	41-11528	POTTER AUX, CA
421128	DOWNIE, DALE E	BT-13A	41-21216	MERCED AAF, CA
421129	WHITE, RICHARD J	BT-13A	41-21519	MERCED AAF 10 MI NE, CA
421207	MCLAUGHLIN, R P	BT-13	41-22324	POTTER AUX, CA
421207	MILBURN, WALTER B	BT-13	41-21457	POTTER AUX, CA
421215	EHRET, ROLAND C	BT-13A	41-10819	MERCED AAF 2 MI NW, CA
421225	HENRIKSON, HERMAN P	BT-13A	41-21751	POTTER AUX, CA
430127	JEWEL, JAMES C	BT-13A	41-10813	PALMDALE AAF, CA
430127	ROBERTS, WILLIAM F	BT-13A	41-11171	PALMDALE AAF, CA
430207	JEWELL, JAMES CARL	BT-13A	41-22846	MERCED AAF 14 MI S, CA
430305	RODENBECK, HOWARD W	BT-13A	41-21639	MERCED AAF, CA
430314	CULP, IRA A	BT-13A	41-10810	MERCED AAF, CA
430328	GREVING, EARL A	BT-13A	42-1295	MERCED AAF 13 MI NE, CA
430426	O'NEIL, THOMAS J	BT-13A	41-10754	POTTER AUX, CA
430426	PARKED	BT-13A	41-11441	POTTER AUX, CA
430429	BROWN, ROBERT J	BT-13A	41-21634	POTTER AUX, CA
430528	BURKE, EDWARD R	BT-13A	42-42471	MERCED AAF, CA
430528	BURKE, EDWARD R	BT-13A	41-10485	MERCED AAF, CA
430604	RINGGENBERG, EDWIN	BT-13A	41-10814	BALICO AUX, CA
430604	FOLLETT, JOHN R	BT-13A	41-10756	MERCED AAF, CA
430608	SMITH, RALPH H	BT-13A	41-22113	MERCED AAF, CA
430611	ENDERLE, GILBERT F	BT-13A	41-11533	MERCED AAF, CA
430707	BLACK, GEORGE	BT-13	41-10726	MERCED AAF, CA
430707	ENDERLE, GILBERT F	BT-13	41-10874	POTTER AUX, CA
430708	EBY, WESLEY P	BT-13A	41-21336	MERCED AAF 80 MI E, CA
430708	BERGSTRESSER, LLOYD E	BT-13	42-1287	MERCED AAF 80 MI E, CA
430723	JONES, EARLE	BT-13A	41-11096	MERCED AAF 9 MI E, CA
430730	HAGER, W M	PT-22	41-15223	MERCED AAF 10 MI E, CA
430730	STEVINSON, J J	PT-22	41-20787	MERCED AAF 10 MI E, CA
430802	HOLMES, JAMES G	BT-13A	41-10540	BALICO AUX, CA
430814	O'DONOHOE, JAMES G	BT-13A	41-22115	MERCED AAF 8 MI W, CA
430823	MCCARTY, MARVIN G	BT-13A	42-1487	MERCED AAF, CA
430825	FRILS, BOYD W	BT-13A	41-10755	TOLLAND 3 MI NW, CO
430904	BURDICK, ROSS V	AT-20	43-8205	PALMDALE AAF, CA
430916	FREEMAN, H M	AT-20	43-8184	VISALIA AUX, CA
430922	BOYD, WILLIAM M	BT-13A	41-21458	MERCED AAF, CA
430923	HUDSON, ALVIN G	AT-11	41-9508	PETERSON FIELD, CO
430923	HUDSON, ALVIN G	AT-11	42-37081	PETERSON FIELD, CO
431009	ROGERS, GEORGE B	BT-13A	41-21636	MERCED AAF 16 MI SW, CA
431119	TAYLOR, MARVEL M	A-25A	42-79830	FAMOSO AUX, CA
431227	CRIVELLI, ALBERT A	BT-13A	41-10751	BALICO AUX, CA
431230	HARRISON, ROBERT L	BT-13A	42-89515	MERCED AAF 16 MI SE, CA
440114	STUDD, EGBERT R	BT-13A	41-21369	MERCED AAF 10 MI NW, CA
440129	LARSEN, EUGENE A	BT-13A	41-11172	MERCED AAF 8 MI SE, CA
440204	WATTS, GORDON E	BT-13B	41-1381	MERCED AAF, CA
440209	ORZELL, STANLEY	BT-13A	41-31901	MERCED AAF 12 MI W, CA
440215	FLINT, ROBERT C	BT-13A	42-42471	MERCED AAF 25 MI SW, CA
440215	SCHAEFER, WILLIAM O	BT-13A	41-11558	MERCED AAF 25 MI SW, CA
440225	MARTZBERG, RAYMOND D	BT-13A	41-10813	BALICO AUX, CA
440305	PALDANIUS, LEO A	BT-13A	41-21457	MERCED AAF 6 MI S, CA
440310	HURLBURT, CHARLES W	BT-13A	41-9813	MERCED AAF 10 MI W, CA
440402	JOHNSTON, ROBERT V	BT-13A	41-9887	GILA BEND AUX 10 MI W, AZ
440405	DAVIS, CHESTER R	PT-13A	41-10756	MERCED AAF 8 MI W, CA
440408	CARRIGAN, CONWAY P	BT-13A	42-89672	MERCED AAF, CA
440408	SCHAFER, GEORGE L	BT-13A	42-1232	MERCED AAF, CA
440417	BONDREAU, ARTHUR R	BT-13A	41-10544	MERCED AAF 15 MI SW, CA
440418	HELMER, JOHN Y	BT-13B	42-89675	MERCED AAF, CA
440418	MARTIN, WILLIAM F, JR	BT-13A	41-11583	MERCED AAF, CA
440420	BASSMAN, ROBERT O	BT-13B	42-89617	MERCED AAF, CA
440422	JOHNSTON, ROBERT V	BT-13A	42-1487	LEMOORE AAF 25 MI E, CA
440424	MEYER, EDWARD J	BT-13A	42-88806	TEHACHAPI AP 3 MI W, CA
440428	SOUTHALL, E J	BT-13B	42-90182	MERCED AAF, CA
440505		BT-13A	42-89168	CALIFORNIA
440510	HECK, LOUIS J	BT-13A	41-10456	MERCED AAF 6 MI NW, CA
440609	VEDDER, JAMES K	BT-13A	42-1635	MERCED AAF, CA
440616	PIERCE, TRAVIS M	PT-17	41-8296	MERCED AUX 1, CA
440707	KOPEINING, WILLIAM H	BT-13A	41-10726	CALIFORNIA
440707	BOTT, JOHN J	BT-13A	41-22963	CALIFORNIA
440719	HARDING, RICHARD P	BT-13A	41-21396	CALIFORNIA
440807	NAUMAN, DAVID K	A-24B	42-54474	MERCED AAF, CA
440817	MORROW, GEORGE R	BT-13A	41-22322	BALICO AUX, CA
441005	YOUNG, CLARENCE H	AT-6A	41-637	CALIFORNIA
441015	BOGDANOVICH, EUNICE B	BT-13A	41-11533	CALIFORNIA
441025	KOONCE, LESTER J	BT-13A	42-1351	CALIFORNIA
441028	ADAMS, WILLIAM R	AT-6C	42-4158	CALIFORNIA
450119	MILLER, ARTHUR E	AT-6C	42-43852	GILA BEND AUX, AZ
450124	KARHUSE, CARL A	AT-6A	41-16027	CALIFORNIA
450212	PROCTOR, CHARLES H	AT-6A	41-16065	CALIFORNIA
450224	KEENEY, ALEXNADER G	AT-6D	42-86536	CALIFORNIA
450306	MUCKS, ARLIE M JR	AT-6D	42-86456	WISCONSON
450320	CORCHRAN, JOHN W	AT-6C	42-48978	CALIFORNIA
450328	MOORE, FLOYD E	AT-6C	41-32088	CALIFORNIA
450329	CHANDLER, JACOB R	AT-6C	41-33024	CALIFORNIA
450330	HOROWITZ, NORMAN B	AT-6D	42-86479	CALIFORNIA
450423	LEO, CARL H	AT-6D	42-84416	MERCED AAF, CA
450425	RIPPY, CHARLES T	AT-6A	41-16503	MERCED AAF, CA
450502	LAWRENCE, THOMAS B	AT-6A	41-15986	MERCED AAF, CA
450508	EVANS, ALBERT W	AT-6A	41-16576	MERCED AAF, CA
450508	LUGUE, JOHN	AT-6C	42-48979	MERCED AAF, CA
450510	RAMSEY, ROGER E	AT-6A	41-16316	POTTER AUX, CA
450511	NEAL, CHARLES L	AT-6D	42-86261	DENAIR 2 MI E, CA
450517	LEWIS, TYRUS R	AT-6D	41-32874	SNELLING 4 MI SE, CA
450517	GARY, GLEN D	AT-6C	41-33024	MERCED AAF, CA
450517	HAMEL, EDWARD F	AT-6C	42-49068	TURLOCK 7 MI W, CA
450517	HUTCHINS, ROBERT E	AT-6D	42-86536	TURLOCK 7 MI W, CA
450518	LOWE, MARVIN E	AT-6C	41-32197	MERCED AAF, CA
450605	BROWN, KENNETH H	AT-6C	42-44278	MERCED AAF, CA
450606	STRONG, RAYMOND D	AT-6D	42-86246	MERCED AAF, CA
450609	CLARK, DENNIS J	AT-6C	41-32114	POTTER AUX, CA
450611	HICKS, JIMMY	AT-6A	41-15928	MERCED AAF 7 MI SE, CA
451011	FONTS, ANTHONY V	A-26C	44-35758	MERCED AAF, CA
460111	STETSON, ALVIN E	AT-6F	44-82300	MERCED AAF, CA
460121	HICKS, AL W	AT-6F	44-82314	MERCED AAF, CA
460316	DILL, ALVIN W	C-47B	43-49115	MARCH FIELD, CA
460323	FILIPPONE, BENJAMINO J	L-5	42-14945	RENO SKY RANCH AP 6 MI ESE, NV
460429	SWEENEY, RICHARD L	UC-45F	43-35903	TONOPAH AAF, NV
460501	RODARTE, LOUIS R	C-46F	44-78633	CASTLE FIELD, CA
480106	ARNOLD, HARRY E	B-29	45-21829	MERCED AAF, CA
480115	MARSHALL, HENRY C	B-29	45-21771	CASTLE FIELD, CA
481119	REAGLE, ROBERT C	B-29	44-69737	CASTLE AFB, CA
481218	TREVISANI, JOHN J	B-29A	44-62144	PATTERSON FIELD, OH
490107	YENTZ, ROBERT J	B-29	45-21835	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
490720	LEVACK, HERBERT T	B-25J	44-30204	BELLEVUE 2 MI W, NE
500315	ROTHROCK, ROBERT	B-50	48-096	HILL AFB, UT
500713	DEYERLE, WILLIAM W	B-50D	48-122	KIRTLAND AFB, NM
501010	REAGLE, ROBERT C	B-50D	49-318	MILDENHAL RAF, ENGLAND, UK
501030	DUNCAN, IVAN M	B-50D	49-353	RAF MILDENHALL, UK
501031	THOMPSON, GEORGE W	B-50D	48-092	RAF LAKENHEATH, UK
501203	BENTON, ERNEST L	B-50D	48-079	LAGES FIELD, AZORES
501219	CULP, CHARLES H	B-50D	49-372	KINDLEY AFB, BERMUDA
510122	ROTHROCK, ROBERT P	B-50D	49-347	WESTOVER AFB, MA
510202	LOVELL, STANLEY R	B-50D	48-098	SEATTLE 20 MI NE, WA
530113	FALLON, GERALD W	B-50D	49-386	GRIDLEY 13 MI W, CA
550713	EASTERLING, JOHN W	KC-97G	52-2637	CRESSEY 2 MI NW, CA
570827	MOSHER, LOUIS S	F-86D	51-5972	CASTLE AFB 17 MI, CA
650707	THARP, DONALD W	F-106A	57-2458	TYNDALL AFB 26 MI, FL