SMOKY HILL 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
421127	BARTHOLOMEW, HARRY L	B-17F	42-5138	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
421127	NONE	B-17F	42-5279	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
430115	BEALES, FRANK H	B-24D	41-24273	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
430123	GEARHART, ROBERT A	B-24D	41-24128	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
430215	NONE	B-17F	42-3052	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
430312	DAVIS, GEORGE H	B-17F	42-29532	SHERIDAN 9 MI N, AR
430317	HENDERSHOT, GEORGE W	B-17G	42-32086	ROSEDALE, LA
430403	SPINO, FRANK L	B-17F	42-29966	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
430406	DOBSON, WILLIAM H	B-17F	42-3147	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
430406	WEDDING, JOHN F	B-17F	42-3074	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
430408	HUBBARD, JAMES H	L-3C	43-1569	CAMP PHILLIPS, KS
430520	SIMPSON, W L	B-17F	42-30025	SELFRIDGE FIELD, MI
430714	POMEROY, GARFIELD M	L-3C	43-1476	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
430727	GRUBB, HERMAN E	AT-6C	42-44061	MCPHERSON 3 MI W, KS
430805	HORNBY, RALPH G	PT-25	42-8707	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
430811	WHITE, CHARLES A	PT-25	42-8074	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
430813	NEWBILLE, ROBERT W	AT-6C	41-32575	HUTCHINSON NAS, KS
430814	IRELAND, MELVIN L	B-24E	42-7129	ELLSWORTH 10 MI S, KS
430817	HAFFERMEHL, GEORGE T	B-24E	42-7135	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
430830	JENNINGS, LEO M	B-24E	42-7190	NATOMA 6.5 MI NE, KS
430901	DAVIS, PIUS M JR	PT-25	42-8703	BENNINGTON 3.5 MI N, KS
431024	CHITTUM, WATREN A	YB-29	41-36961	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
431106	CLINKSCALES, ROBERT J	YB-29	41-36959	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
431202	BORES, ALBERT D	B-17F	42-29879	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
440105	GAY, BENJAMIN F	L-2M	43-26242	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
440207	MCPHERSON, CLARENCE C	B-17F	42-30942	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
440510	BRASHEAR, ARTHUR R	B-17E	41-2489	JUNCTION CITY 5 MI N, KS
440518	ZIMMERMAN, PAUL D	B-29A	42-93827	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
440519	CRUMMETT, WILLIAM F	UC-78	43-7460	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
440607		B-29	42-6245	WICHITA MAP, KS
440615	ARMSTRONG, JOHN B	B-17F	42-6112	VALLEY 2 MI N, KS
440705	CROSS, WALTER W	B-17F	42-5089	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
440705	NICHELSON, MARTIN H	B-29	42-6385	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
440707	INGOLD, RALPH L	B-29	42-6417	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
440711	WILLIAMS, ROBERT C	L-2M	43-26735	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
440717	MCKINNON, FREDERICK W J	B-29	42-24425	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
440727	SOMMER, RUSSELL D	B-29	42-6420	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
441128	MILLER, ALAN M	B-29	42-24578	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
441211		B-29	42-63367	KANSAS
441229	FERRELL, RAYMOND S	B-29	42-24570	CONCORDIA, KS
450101	POWELL, BENJAMIN L	B-17F	42-30657	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
450215	THANE, WOODROW	C-47A	42-23858	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
450412	MONAHAN, FRANK I JR	B-29	42-24509	WILL ROGERS FIELD, OK
450517	MORGAN, DONALD J	B-29	42-24560	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
450521	HALLIDAY, WILBUR A	B-29	42-24425	RANTOUL 5 MI S, KS
450611	GROVES, JAMES L	B-29	44-61613	RUSH SPRINGS 6 MI W, OK
450717	MILLAR, JOHN R JR	B-17F	42-30942	SMOKY HILL AAF 2 MI S, KS
450730	GUNSEN, ROBERT A	B-29	44-61894	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
450825	CHIACHIARETTO, ANTHONYV	L-5	42-98126	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
450918	BITTNER, JOHN M	L-5	42-98267	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
450922	FLEGE, ANDREW E	B-17F	42-30616	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
451026	TATE, LINDELL P	P-63C	44-4426	TABLE ROCK 1.5 MI NE, NE
451206	NONE	UC-64A	44-70339	FAIRFAX FIELD, KS
460411	SHAW, JOHN B	B-17G	44-83506	BOLLING FIELD 30 MI W, DC
460701	ASPEGREN, CLEO I	PT-13D	42-17523	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
460704	HARTSOCK, KENNETH J	UC-45F	44-87289	LOCKBOURNE AAF, OF
460824	MITCHELL, SAMUEL A	B-29A	44-61858	MCCHORD FIELD, WA
460824	TAYLOR, WALLACE M	B-29A	44-61863	PAINE FIELD, WA
460903	PARKED	C-47A	43-15273	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
460903	WALKER, JAMES C	B-29A	44-61953	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
460904	ALIMAN, AUSTIN A	B-29A	44-61892	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
460904	CHRISTENSEN, ROBERT N	UC-45F	44-87111	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
461115	TRUEBLOOD, ROGER W	P-80A	44-85061	PUXICO 1 MI S, MO
470531	GERDES, DONALD R	B-29	44-84090	MILLVILLE AP, NJ
470601	UNKNOWN	B-29	44-86308	WASHINGTON, DC
470601	GAGLIARD, JOHN	B-29B	44-86256	WASHINGTON, DC
470611	HENNINGSEN, ELMER R	B-29B	44-86294	GREENVILLE, SC
470618	FELLCES, SALVADOR E	B-25J	44-86715	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
470709	FRISTIK, THOMAS P	B-29	44-84074	GIEBELSTADT AB, GERMANY
470726	FALL, GERALD G JR	B-29	44-86298	TINKER FIELD, OK
480503	HICKMAN, ROBERT G	B-29A	44-62064	FURSTENFELDBRUCK (R-72), GERMANY
480511	CODINGTON, RUSSELL E	B-29	44-61510	DHAHRAN 125 MI NW, SAUDIA ARABIA
480715	REETER, ROGER R	B-29A	44-61713	SMOLAN 3 MI NE, KS
480922	WALKER, RALPH L	B-29A	42-93975	SMOKY HILL AFB, KS
490117	CRAIGMYLE, SHELDON C	B-29A	44-62276	LOCHGOIHEAD 2.5 MI WNW, SCOTLAND
490304	REINERT, ROBERT A	B-29A	44-61848	COLORADO SPRINGS 10 MI E, CO
490310	HICKMAN, ROBERT G	B-29A	44-69760	MAYBELL 12 MILES W, CO
490401	SALIBA, ERNEST J	B-29	44-86353	ROSWELL AAF 26 MI S, NM
490809	EMERY, HENRY C	B-29	44-70247	SMOKY HILL AAF 2 MI SW, KS
490926	BLACK, ROBERT B	B-29	44-86333	TALIHINA 6 MI SW, OK