RICE 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
420831	STUFFLEBEAN, DENVER R	L-2	42-15128	ROSE 9 MI N, CA
420905	STRAWN, WESLEY H	O-47A	37-346	RICE AAF, CA
421003	SHIRK, REX A	P-39D	41-28372	RICE AAF, CA
421005	HUSEBY, SYDNEY A	L-2A	42-15125	BLYTHE AAF, CA
421005	SHINTON, JOHN E	L-2A	42-35859	BLYTHE AAF, CA
421220	LAMER, C W	A-24	42-6697	BLYTHE AAF, CA
421228	RENFRO, BILLY B	A-24	42-6705	RICE AAF, CA
421228	BENNETT, CARROLL W	A-24	42-6696	BLYTHE AAF, CA
430117	GRIMMET, BILL L	A-36A	42-83767	RICE AAF, CA
430121	ADAMS, ISERAL V	A-24	42-6690	RICE AAF, CA
430124	HINDERSCHIED, FRANCISC	A-24	41-15777	RICE AAF, CA
430127	OWENS, ROBERT D	A-36A	42-83767	RICE AAF, CA
430128	GRIMMETT, BILL L	A-36A	42-83761	RICE AAF, CA
430130	FERGUSON, DONALD E	A-36A	42-83762	RICE AAF, CA
430201	GEIDNER, JOHN L	A-36A	42-83697	HASSAYAMPA 6 MI NW, AZ
430210	KEITH, JOE H	A-24	42-6717	BLYTHE AAF 20 MI, CA
430212	GUBSER, BERLYN R	A-36A	42-83763	RICE AAF, CA
430217	FOWLER, CLARENCE H	A-36A	42-83775	BOULDER CITY AP, NV
430223	HART, JOHN T F JR	A-36A	42-83757	YUMA AUX 4, AZ
430310	DURNBAUGH, ARTHUR D	A-36	42-83695	PHOENIX 6 MI N, AZ
430315	ADAMS, ISRAEL V	A-24	42-6737	RICE AAF, CA
430318	FOWLER, C H	A-36	42-83774	RICE AAF, CA
430417	CATHCART, GLENN H JR	C-45A	41-1878	RICE AAF, CA
430427	VAN, WALTER H	A-24	42-6742	RICE AAF, CA
430428	FOLMAR, LAURIE Q	A-24A	42-6819	RICE AAF, CA
430504	SCHULZ, ARTHUR M	A-24	42-6711	RICE AAF, CA
430504	CHICK, JOHN H	A-24	42-6728	CAMP YOUNG, CA
430510	NORMAN, VALENTINE JR	A-24	42-6755	DESERT CENTER AAF, CA
430523	GOE, JAMES N	A-24	42-6711	PARKER 10 MI SW, AZ
430528	ZAPPIA, JOHN W	A-35A	41-31177	RICE AAF, CA
430607	HOWARD, WAYNE B	A-24	42-6741	RICE AAF, CA
430609	GILLETTE, WILLIAM H	A-24A	42-6793	DESERT CENTER AAF, CA
430609	DAVIS, JOHN	P-40K	42-10120	DALE MABRY FIELD, FL
430609	HOLLINGSHEAD, B B	P-40E	41-36489	DALE MABRY FIELD, FL
430611	TREADWAY, WILLIS D	P-40K	42-10130	MIDLAND, TX
430615	ALSUP, JOHN C JR	P-40	43-5448	RICE AAF, CA
430617	TERRY, JAMES J	A-24B	42-54303	RICE AAF, CA
430622	FREEMAN, THOMAS E	P-40	41-24994	RICE AAF, CA
430628	TEMPLETON, THOMAS W	A-24A	42-6773	RICE AAF, CA
430629	CASSIDY, EDWARD T	A-24A	42-6789	THERMAL AAF, CA
430710	OSBORNE, ORVALD G	P-40M	43-5416	RICE AAF, CA
430711	HAISLEY, CLAUD C	P-40	41-36490	RICE AAF, CA
430713	FISHER, HAROLD H	P-40E	41-24996	RICE AAF, CA
430715	KLEIN, JACK W	P-40M	43-5427	RICE AAF, CA
430719	MYERS, ROLAND F	P-40E	41-24950	RICE AAF, CA
430719	HOOVER, JOHN W	P-40M	43-5417	RICE AAF, CA
430720	JURY, ALLEN D	P-40M	43-5467	RICE AAF, CA
430723	SILBERNAGEL, CHARLES J	P-40E	41-24967	RICE AAF, CA
430726	BAXTER, WILLIAM J	P-40E	41-24950	RICE AAF, CA
430726	HAPP, LEONARD W	P-40M	43-5457	RICE AAF, CA
430727	GASKILL, WILLIAM H JR	AT-6A	41-16115	RICE AAF, CA
430731	HAPP, LEONARD W	A-24	42-6741	LUKE FIELD, AZ
430731	HOOVER, JOHN W	P-40E	41-26491	RICE AAF, CA
430802	DAVIS, JOHN C	P-40M	43-5429	CADIZ RANGE 8 MI E, CA
430804	BENSKIN, GLEN D	P-40M	43-5427	PARKER DAM 20 MI S, AZ
430806	HEYM, HOWARD F	P-40E	41-25021	RICE AAF, CA
430807	HENLINE, ROBERT D	P-40M	43-5438	RICE AAF, CA
430813	HOPPERSTAD, DONALD M	P-40E	41-36489	RICE AAF, CA
430912	GAGE, WALLACE E	P-39Q	41-19972	HENSLEY FIELD, TX
430913	LUPER, ARCH B	A-25A	41-18806	COCHISE AUX 1 MI E, AZ
430917	RIVERS, HAROLD O	P-39Q	42-20733	DAVIS MONTHAN FIELD, AZ
430919	HERMANSON, ALBERT J	P-39	42-20072	RICE AAF, CA
430921	CAUDEL, DONALD C	P-39Q	42-20102	SHAVERS SUMMIT, CA
430922	SHOWKER, FRED S	P-39Q	42-20000	BLYTHE AAF 40 MI SW, CA
430925	THIBERT, HENRY G	P-39N	42-18466	RICE AAF, CA
430925	THIBERT, HENRY G	P-39N	42-18468	RICE AAF, CA
430927	CROCKETT, JAMES R	P-39Q	42-20735	RICE AAF, CA
431011	REID, LANGHORNE JR	P-39Q	42-19988	LAGUNA STRIP, AZ
431020	ROHM, RICHARD A	P-39N	42-18418	RICE AAF, CA
431220	SHOWKER, FRED S	P-39Q	42-19934	RICE AAF, CA
431229	BALL, MELVILLE R	P-39Q	42-19946	RICE AAF 20 MI WSW, CA
431229	HARTE, ALLAN S	P-39Q	42-20076	CAMP COXCOMB, CA
440110	THIBERT, HENRY G	P-39N	42-18466	RICE AAF 25 MI NE, CA
440117	THIBERT, HENRY G	P-39Q	42-19668	RICE AAF, CA
440131	WHISLER, DONALD G	P-39	42-19932	RICE AAF 7 MI NE, CA
440206	THISTLETHWAITE, EDWARD	P-39Q	42-20704	RICE AAF 5 MI NE, CA
440211	HANSEMAN, CHRIS J	P-39Q	42-19903	RICE AAF, CA
440217	WESTBERG, RUSSELL A	P-39N	42-18466	RICE AAF 3 MI SW, CA