PUNTA GORDA ARMY AIR FIELD, FL
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
440117	FLINT, ROBERT L	P-40N	42-105793	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
440120	BALACHOWSKI, EUGENE F	P-40M	43-5449	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
440211	LOGOTHETIS, MONGO V	P-40N	43-23535	PUNTA GORDA AAF 10 MI SW, FL
440211	LINDSAY, HUGH W	P-40E	41-24973	ENGLEWOOD 1.5 MI, FL
440218	GOCKE, JACK E	P-40N	42-106130	PUNTA GORDA AAF 13 MI W, FL
440218	THOMPSON, DOANLD R	P-40N	43-23745	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
440309	HARRISON, EDWARD B	P-40E	41-25016	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
440312	WHITTLE, ERNEST J JR	P-40N	43-23745	PINE ISLAND, FL
440319	RICKS, GERALD G	P-40N	43-24120	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
440325	DAVIS, ARNOLD E	P-40N	43-23176	PAGE FIELD, FL
440325	FELEPPELLE, FRANK P	P-40N	43-24113	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
440331	ZABRISKIE, DORRANCE C	P-40N	43-23180	PUNTA GORDA AAF 12 MI SE, FL
440405	VILLINES, FRITZ S	P-40N	43-24034	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
440418	HALL, RICHARD GORMAN	P-40N	43-23547	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
440501		P-40N	42-105194	FLORIDA
440519	POSTLE, JOHN W	P-40N	43-24085	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
440526	KIMBLE, HARRIS L	P-40N	42-105767	PUNTA GORDA AAF 6 MI W, FL
440617	SALVESEN, KENNETH L	P-40N	43-24414	PUNTA GORDA AAF 5 MI SE, FL
440619	HAYS, EMMETT L	P-40N	43-24617	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
440623	VEAR, JUDD G	P-40N	43-24051	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
440624	MALLIONE, PATRICK L	P-40N	42-105221	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
440624	CHESLER, BERNARD	P-40N	43-23547	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
440626	REINECKE, NORMAN R	P-40N	43-24292	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
440627	RUSSELL, FRANK P	P-40N	43-24708	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
440705	RUSITMAN, GLEN A	P-40N	43-23201	FLORIDA
440705	STEVENS, WALTER R	P-40N	43-24112	FLORIDA
440705	FORTE, ROBERT A	L-2M	43-26721	FLORIDA
440706	MIRANDO, JOSEPH W	P-40N	43-24418	FLORIDA
440719	RADLEY, FRANCIS	P-40N	43-24106	FLORIDA
440721	MAKI, KARLO S	P-40N	43-24579	FLORIDA
440721	MARTORWLLA, MICHAEL J	P-40N	43-24579	FLORIDA
440724	RULAND, JAMES W	P-40N	42-104430	FLORIDA
440729	LANGELIER, DANIEL A	P-40N	43-23528	FLORIDA
440807	SMITH, DONALD R	BT-13B	42-89898	FLORIDA
440808	PYLE, WILLIAM VICTOR	P-40N	43-24026	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
440825	BELL, GWYN W	P-40N	43-24142	PUNTA GORDA AAF 3 MI SE, FL
440828	WHITTLE, ERNEST J, JR	P-40K	42-10258	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
440828	PRESARI, ALDO	P-40N	43-24026	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
440912	PHILLIPS, BAXTER M	P-40N	43-24632	FLORIDA
440913	ROSS, FREDERICK A	P-40N	43-24117	FLORIDA
440916	SPRIGGS, ALF G	P-40N	42-104528	FLORIDA
440920	SANTEE, JOHN C	P-40N	44-7741	FLORIDA
440920	PATTILLO, CUTHBERT A	P-40N	44-7792	FLORIDA
440929	MICHEL, ALVIN	P-40N	43-24418	FLORIDA
441002	MALONEY, JOHN T	P-40N	43-23547	FLORIDA
441002	NEWSOM, LEW D	P-40N	43-24613	FLORIDA
441017	MAY, JOHN F	P-40N	42-105793	FLORIDA
441025	REED, MORTIMER A	P-40N	44-7741	FLORIDA
441027	HIGHFIELD, JACK D	P-40N	43-24581	FLORIDA
450106	SCHEID, ADOLPH J	P-40N	43-24034	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
450108	HUNERWADEL, HUGH P	P-40N	43-24358	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
450109	COOK EDWARD A	P-40N	43-24140	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
450111	HORINE, CARROLL L	P-40N	44-7419	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
450117	FRETTS, PAUL W	P-40N	43-24581	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
450119	ODIORNE, JOHN M	P-40N	44-7077	ENGLEWOOD 4 MI W, FL
450203	CIMINO, WILLIAM L	P-40N	43-24613	FLORIDA
450220	HICKMAN, ROY, JR	P-40N	43-24120	FLORIDA
450222	SWARTOUT, ROBERT E	P-40N	43-24141	FLORIDA
450309	PARKER, EDWARD J JR	P-40N	43-24581	FLORIDA
450321	PIQUETTE, WILLIAM J	P-51D	44-15197	FLORIDA
450410	HOMER, WILLIAM R	P-51D	44-63556	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
450418	KAMINSKY, ALEXANDER	P-51D	44-63585	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
450424	THOMAS, HERBERT A JR	P-51D	44-16257	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
450508	HAUSRECK, GREGORY C	P-51D	44-15610	ARCADIA 5 MI SE, FL
450509	VANDERPLOEY, DAVID L	P-51D	44-15724	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
450511	MASTRANGELI, MARIO A	P-51K	44-12141	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
450515	GRIFFITH, DONALD O	P-51D	44-15188	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
450517	CUDDEBACK, HOWARD W	P-51D	44-15257	VENICE AAF 3 MI SE, FL
450602	HODGKINS, VERNE D	P-51D	44-63581	PAGE FIELD, FL
450611	DEA, HARRY	P-51D	44-63466	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
450616	KELLY, DALE H	P-51K	44-12133	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
450618	MASTRANGELI MARIO A	P-51K	44-12146	ENGLEWOOD 1.25 MI, FL
450619	HILDEBRAND ROBERT M	P-51D	44-74523	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
450625	PERAGALLO JOSEPH S	P-51D	44-74552	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
450627	MOORE, WILLIAM W	UC-45F	44-47651	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
450710	BOWMAN, ROYCE W	P-51D	44-14825	OLGA 5 MI NW, FL
450728	HILDEBRAND, ROBERT M	P-51D	44-84907	PITTSBURGH AP, PA
450728	VANDER-HEUVAL, THEODORE R	P-51D	44-74528	FT OGDEN 6 MI E, FL
450804	WYSONG, ROBY C	P-51D	44-84909	PUNTA GORDA AAF 5 MI SE, FL
450807	MERCER, JAMES R	P-51D	44-84892	CHARLESTON BAY HARBOR, SC
450807	VANDERPLOEG, DAVID L	P-51D	44-14826	PUNTA GORDA AAF 20 MI SE, FL
450807	SOMMERS, STANLEY O	P-51D	44-63527	PUNTA GORDA AAF 20 MI SE, FL
450807	TIMMONS, ROBERT A	P-51D	44-63544	PUNTA GORDA AAF 20 MI SE, FL
450808	REA, LACY K	P-51D	44-74564	PUNTA GORDA AAF 20 MI E, FL
450809	STEPHENS, FRANKLIN J	P-51D	44-73788	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
450809	PRINCE, ROBERT W	P-51D	44-73700	PUNTA GORDA AAF 10 MI NW, FL
450809	DALY, EDWARD M	P-40N	43-2438	PUNTA GORDA AAF 20 MI E, FL
450810	NASH, GEORGE J	P-51D	44-74581	PUNTA GORDA AAF 20 MI SW, FL
450810	JONES, MALCOLM S	P-51D	44-84908	PUNTA GORDA AAF 20 MI E, FL
450824	ADAMS, SAMUEL F	P-51D	44-63575	PUNTA GORDA AAF 12 MI E, FL
450827	WADDELL, CHARLES E	P-51D	44-63442	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
450827	RICHARDS, DONALD W	P-51D	44-15188	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL
450905	CONN, ATLEE P	P-51D	44-74342	PUNTA GORDA AAF, FL