DECATUR ARMY AIR FIELD, AL
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
410905	CROFFORD, J T	PT-17	41-8369	DECATUR AAF, AL
411020	HICKS, LEONARD C	PT-19	41-8528	DECATUR AAF, AL
411218	RUSH, THOMAS A	PT-17	41-8520	DECATUR AAF, AL
420107	MORROW, LYMAN C	PT-17	41-8304	DECATUR AAF, AL
420307	HOPKINS, JOSEPH H	PT-17	41-8278	MOORESVILLE 2 MI N, AL
420307	MAPES, SETH R JR	PT-17	41-8384	MOORESVILLE 2 MI N, AL
420322	BALDWIN, STEPHEN P	PT-17	41-8523	HARTSELLE 5 MI SE, AL
420421	BARAN, E L	PT-17	41-8525	DECATUR AAF, AL
420523	HENDERSON, F G	PT-17	41-8367	DECATUR AAF, AL
420626	VICKERS, WILLIAM F	PT-17	41-8524	DECATUR AAF 10 MI W, AL
420629	SCHULER, WILLIAM M	PT-17	41-8301	DECATUR AAF 7 MI SE, AL
420707	GREGG, WILLIAM C, JR	PT-17	41-25668	DECATUR AAF, AL
420731	HAMMARLEY, D C	PT-17	41-25557	DECATUR AAF, AL
420908	TUCKER, F W	PT-17	41-8123	ANDERSON AUX, AL
421012	MAYNOR, J W	PT-17	41-8518	DECATUR AAF 12 MI NE, AL
421231	OATES, ELMER R	PT-17	42-16151	DECATUR AAF 4 MI NE, AL
421231	THIBERT, HENRY G	PT-17	41-25705	DECATUR AAF 4 MI NE, AL
430101	READING, FRANCIS C	PT-17	41-25324	DECATUR AAF 4 MI NW, AL
430109	BURROWS, HENRY P JR	PT-17	41-25499	CINCINNATI, OH
430120	LAWSON, BURYL H	PT-17	41-8522	DECATUR AAF 1 MI W, AL
430121	STRATFORD, RICHARD A	PT-17	41-25690	DECATUR AAF 13 MI SW, AL
430207	SAMMIS, JOHN W	PT-17	41-9000	DECATUR AAF, AL
430221	JOHNSON, FORDHAM L	PT-17	41-8817	ROCKVALE, TN
430319	DYER, JOSEPH E	PT-17	41-8912	DECATUR AAF, AL
430319	MILLER, REED T JR	PT-17	41-25537	DECATUR AAF, AL
430319	SMITHHART, LESLIE	PT-17	41-8301	DECATUR AAF, AL
430325	MOORE, WILLIAM H	PT-17	41-25637	VALDOSTA 12 MI SW, GA
430326	BERSHEKAS, WILLIAM S	PT-17	42-16148	DECATUR AAF 4 MI SE, AL
430329	GAGLIANO, JOSEPH A	PT-17	41-9001	DECATUR AAF, AL
430330	RABECK, LAWRENCE J	PT-17	41-25775	DECATUR AAF, AL
430331	KRESAGE, ELMER R	PT-17	41-25555	BEAVER DAM AUX, AL
430331	PARSONS, JOSEPH M	PT-17	41-8282	BEAVER DAM AUX, AL
430331	AMODEO, VICTOR J	PT-17	41-8887	BEAVER DAM AUX, AL
430401	HANN, DALE E	PT-17	41-8121	DECATUR AAF, AL
430405	ROBERTS, MRS CLYDE R	PT-17	42-16147	DECATUR AAF, AL
430427	O'BRIEN, EDWARD J	PT-17	41-9001	ANDERSON AUX, AL
430517	HART, ROBERT N	PT-17	41-8275	DECATUR AAF, AL
430517	REEHORST, NEWTON D	PT-17	41-8817	DECATUR AAF, AL
430618	TINI, JOSEPH A	PT-17	42-16225	DECATUR AAF 4 MI SE, AL
430623	EMOND, WILFRED C	PT-17	41-25719	DECATUR AAF, AL
430625	RACER, ROBERT P	PT-17	41-8304	DECATUR AAF, AL
430727	MARTIN, HUGH G	PT-17	41-25722	DECATUR AAF, AL
430728	LEWIS, JULIAN I	PT-17	41-8307	HARRIS AUX, AL
430730	ZULTZ, ALBERT C JR	PT-17	41-8888	DECATUR AAF 3 MI SE, AL
430813	REEVES, THOMAS W	PT-17	41-25555	DECATUR AAF, AL
430821	CREMEN, WILLIAM S	PT-17	41-8123	DECATUR AAF, AL
430823	KIMBROUGH, FRANK L	PT-17	41-25556	HARRIS AUX, AL
430826	NOBLETT, RAYMOND J	PT-17	41-8268	DECATUR AAF, AL
430923	GOIDTHORP, WILLIAM R	PT-17	41-8521	DECATUR AAF, AL
430924	SMITH, EVERETT C	PT-17	41-8831	DECATUR AAF, AL
430927	DORMAN, ROBERT K	PT-17	42-16556	DECATUR AAF 6 MI N, AL
431001	KOHLER, RAYMOND J	PT-17	42-16150	BEAVER DAM AUX, AL
431020	RICH, RIBERT S	PT-17	41-8265	TANNER AUX, AL
431021	SUTTON, JAMES N	PT-17	41-25504	BEAVER DAM AUX, AL
431201	ECKENBERG, WILLIAM G	PT-17	41-8893	TANNER AUX, AL
431212	TATTERSALL, SAMUEL L	PT-17	41-25291	DECATUR AAF, AL
431213	WHITE, WILLIAM M	PT-17	41-8520	TANNER AUX 4 MI N, AL
431220	CARAEUZZO, JOHN A JR	PT-23A	42-49373	ANDERSON AUX, AL
431222	MUNCH, ALFRED E III	PT-23A	42-49369	ANDERSON AUX, AL
431222	TIPTON, KENNETH G	PT-23A	42-49390	ANDERSON AUX, AL
431223	SMITH, MARION M	PT-23	42-49382	ANDERSON AUX, AL
431224	COPELAND, HOWARD C	PT-17	41-8293	DECATUR AAF, AL
431224	ORANGE, HARRY	PT-17	41-8121	DECATUR AAF, AL
440111	WARREN, NORBERT S	PT-23	42-49414	ANDERSON AUX, AL
440114	PUMPHREY, RICHARD G	PT-17	41-8817	DECATUR AAF, AL
440120	REAM, STANLEY M	PT-17	41-25724	BEAVER DAM AUX 2 MI SE, AL
440125	CHADDERDON, GERALD D	PT-17	41-8519	TANNER AUX, AL
440125	RATHBUN, RUSSELL P	PT-17	41-25721	TANNER AUX, AL
440129	KENNY, JOHN J	PT-17	41-8887	ANDERSON AUX, AL
440130	SIMMONS, EDWARD N	PT-17	41-25273	DECATUR AAF 10 MI E, AL
440131	SYATT, EARL E	PT-17	41-25291	DECATUR AAF, AL
440204	MAGNA, POMPEI C	PT-17	41-25670	ANDERSON AUX, AL
440204	PRYOR, SCHUYLER H	PT-17	41-25348	ANDERSON AUX, AL
440216	MAKOWSKI, THADDEUS S	PT-17	42-16557	BEAVER DAM AUX, AL
440221	KNOTTS, JOSEPH	PT-17	41-25637	HARRIS AUX, AL
440310	PELLEY, JOHN F	PT-17	42-16554	DECATUR AAF, AL
440330	HALL, HENRY C	PT-17	40-1827	ANDERSON AUX, AL
440330	TYE, RONALD P	PT-17	42-16572	ANDERSON AUX, AL
440412	MILLER, BEAUFORD G	PT-17	41-9003	DECATUR AAF, AL
440415	O'NEILL, HARRY F	PT-17	42-16576	HARRIS AUX, AL
440417	MCELMOYLE, MILFORD H	PT-17	41-8307	BEAVER DAM AUX, AL
440421	KEIFFER, WILLIAM L	PT-17	42-16572	BEAVER DAM AUX, AL
440424	BOYER, LEE A	PT-23	42-49414	SKY HARBOR, TN
440502	?	PT-17	42-16597	ALABAMA
440509	ROBERTS, EDWARD J	PT-17	41-8503	MADISON 3 MI W, AL
440509	RANDOLPH, WILLIAM L	PT-17	42-16605	MADISON 3 MI W, AL
440512	HARMENET, DONALD J	PT-17	41-25204	ANDERSON AUX, AL
440512	MEILERT, ROBERT W	PT-17	41-887	ANDERSON AUX, AL
440724	LEMEN, ANTHONY	PT-17	41-8903	GEORGIA
440921	SMITH, WILLIAM T	PT-17	42-16150	ALABAMA
441003	BUSACK, ROBERT A	PT-17	41-8817	ALABAMA
441006	BOLING, JACKSON H	PT-17	41-8466	ALABAMA