GALVESTON ARMY AIR FIELD, TX
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	AIRCRAFT	SERIAL_NO	LOCATION
420405	RICHARDSON, CHARLES W	DB-7B	AL-443	ELLINGER, TX
420415	GAPEN, R D	DB-7B	AL-418	GALVESTON AP, TX
420417	BROWN, HAYES D	A-20C	41-19690	GALVESTON AAF, TX
421015	HORN, WILLIAM P JR	B-34	AJ-180	GALVESTON AAF, TX
421020	CHESSER, R L	B-34	AJ-342	GALVESTON 2 MI SW, TX
421029	YOUNG, WALTER R	B-34	AJ-187	LAKE CHARLES AAF 1 MI N, LA
430208	MCDONELL, WALTER S	B-34	AJ-300	GALVESTON AAF, TX
430218	STAPPLER, ROBERT F	B-34R	AJ-264	GALVESTON AAF, TX
430221	CRANMER, EDWIN A	B-34	AJ-240	GALVESTON AP 7 MI W, TX
430308	CHESSER, ROBERT L	RM-37	AJ-283	GALVESTON AAF, TX
430315	WEAMER, RAYMOND P	B-34	41-38068	GALVESTON AAF, TX
430323	ROBERTSON, ARTHUR B JR	B-34	41-38092	GALVESTON AAF, TX
430412	DUNHAM, VOLLA A R	R-37	AJ-283	GALVESTON AAF, TX
430518	TUDOR, JAMES R	R-37	AJ-241	GALVESTON AAF, TX
430719	DAWSON, RALPH F	B-25D	41-30235	GALVESTON AAF, TX
431006	BEVILLE, JACOB E	P-47D	42-22336	GALVESTON AAF, TX
431206	HALLMARK, JOHN M	P-47D	42-23021	GALVESTON AAF, TX
431207	STOVER, JAMES G	P-47D	42-23074	GALVESTON AAF, TX
431213	BROWN, KEVIN V	P-47D	42-23065	GALVESTON AAF 15 SW, TX
431215	CASS, HALBERT S	P-47D	42-23011	GALVESTON AAF, TX
431218	JARVIS, HOWARD W	P-47D	42-23093	GAINESVILLE AUX, TX
431218	THOMPSON, JOHN D	P-47D	42-23052	GAINESVILLE AUX, TX
431218	LITTLETON, NEWTON P	P-47D	42-23018	GAINESVILLE AUX, TX
431218	PADILLA, ALEXANDER B	P-47D	42-23039	GAINESVILLE AUX, TX
431226	THOMPSON, JOHN D	L-5	42-98352	GALVESTON AAF 30 MI SE, TX
431228	LINDSEY, OTIS L	P-47D	42-23016	GALVESTON AAF, TX
431230	JAUCH, RALPH C	P-47D	42-23067	GALVESTON AAF, TX
431230	UTTENWEILER,FREDRK L	P-47D	42-23043	GALVESTON AAF, TX
431230	CHARBONNEAU, LEO B	P-47D	42-23075	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440117	WATTS, GEORGE W	P-47D	42-23006	MATAGORDA PENINSULA AAF, TX
440117	FRYE, CHESTER B	P-47D	42-23074	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440120	OSBOURNE, HOMER A	P-47D	42-23014	HOUSTON AP, TX
440125	HOLLOWAY, WOODROW J	P-47D	42-23016	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440205	SYDEJKO, FRANCIS G	P-47D	42-23000	GALVESTON 10 MI NE, TX
440209	THOMAS, JAMES	P-47D	42-23048	ALAMOGORDO AAF, NM
440212	SYNWOLT, RICHARD F	P-47D	42-23040	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
440213	BOLGERT, EDWIN F	P-47D	42-23281	GALVESTON 16 MI WSW, TX
440216	ALLISON, DAVID L	A-24B	42-54297	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440225	MOHN, CHARLES S	P-47D	42-23288	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440303	GRAY, THOMAS A	P-47D	42-23076	ABILENE AAF, TX
440317	AAL, OLGER I	P-47D	42-23276	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440319	TRIGG, CHARLES	BC-1	37-417	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440329	TAYLOR, JAMES I	P-47D	42-23284	CONROE, TX
440330	BRADLEY, GEORGE W	P-47D	42-23051	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440405	TEER, HARRY E	P-47B	41-5983	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440414	BRATTON, ANDREW J	B-24D	41-24265	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440414	HENDRICKS, CHARLES J	A-24B	42-54287	HARPERSVILLE, AL
440414	O'DELL, IVAN E	P-47D	43-25335	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440414	DUBOIS, ALLEN C	P-47B	41-6018	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440415	ALVIS, PAUL D JR	P-47D	42-23076	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440420	HOEHN, CLARENCE M	P-47D	42-23083	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440428	RUMFELT, RICHARD A	P-47B	41-5974	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440508	MALITZ, CHARLES C	P-47D	42-23074	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440512	COLE, MAURICE J	B-17F	42-30755	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440513	RAYMOND, CHARLES J	P-47D	42-74941	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440518	BIRNIE, RICHARD G	P-47D	42-74887	BELLVILLE, TX
440704	LIEBERMAN, ORWIN	AT-23A	42-95674	TEXAS
440704	JOHNSON, EARL W	P-40N	44-7332	TEXAS
440809	HEFNER, CARL E	P-47D	43-25339	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440814	ROSE, RALPH D	P-47D	43-25372	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440819	JACQUET, EDWARD M	B-24D	42-40931	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440819		B-17F	42-5268	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440820	BROWN, ROBERT W	P-40N	44-7430	TEXAS
440825	CHILDRESS, JOSEPH A	B-17F	42-5476	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440826	COTHRAN, WILLIAM N	P-40N	44-7276	GALVESTON AAF, TX
440910	BICKFORD, RUSSELL H	P-40N	44-7437	TEXAS
440930	STUCKER, WALTER R	P-47D	43-25371	GALVESTON AAF, TX
441005	VERME, STEPHEN J	P-47D	43-25339	GALVESTON AAF, TX
441005	CARSON, BILLY E	A-35	41-101389	OLD GERMANTOWN, MD
441006	WILKINSON, OSCAR M	P-47D	42-74929	GALVESTON AAF, TX
441006	DERME, STEPHEN J	P-47D	43-25339	TEXAS
441012	CONLEY, FREDERICK K	A-35B	42-101387	PENNSYLVANIA
441014	BOOTHE, THOMAS N	P-40N	44-7291	TEXAS
441019	HOEHNKE, WILLIAM F	B-26C	41-35800	TEXAS
441030	FOWLER, CHESTER C	P-47D	43-25356	TEXAS
441030	JONES, EDWARD F	P-40N	44-7276	TEXAS
450107	HORN, ROBERT W	B-17F	42-30898	GALVESTON AAF, TX
450117	TURNER, JOHN M	UC-45A	44-47179	FT WORTH AAF, TX
450209	O'KEEFFE, JOHN J	P-47D	42-28780	GALVESTON AAF 8 MI S, TX
450209	BURKE, WILFRED D	P-47D	44-32670	GALVESTON AAF 8 MI S, TX
450305	MONROE, PAUL L	P-47D	42-29438	GALVESTON AAF, TX
450321	BADEN, EDWARD L	P-47D	42-28773	GALVESTON AAF, TX
450324	BADEN, EDWARD L	P-47D	42-28758	GULF OF MEXICO, TX
450411	THOMSEN, ROGER D	P-47D	42-28205	GALVESTON GUNNERY RANGE, TX
450425	SCHULTZ, ROLLINS H	P-47D	42-29443	GALVESTON AAF, TX
450425	PATRICK, THEIDORE D	B-17F	42-5869	GALVESTON AAF, TX
450505	SCHATZLEIN, EDWARD P	P-47D	42-29441	GALVESTON AAF, TX
450506	MALEK, EMIL C	P-47D	42-28766	GALVESTON 5 MI E, TX
450511	HAYNE, RICHARD	P-47D	42-29465	GALVESTON AAF, TX
450528	CONNELLY, JOSEPH W	P-47D	42-22294	GALVESTON AAF 5 MI SW, TX
450528	ADAIR, ASA A	P-47D	42-29462	GALVESTON AAF 5 MI SW, TX
450529	ROGERS, ALFRED P	P-47D	42-74780	GALVESTON AAF, TX
450605	RYANS, GUY E	P-47D	42-28201	GALVESTON AAF, TX
450609	BOYSEN, LESLIE C	P-47D	42-29433	GALVESTON AAF 1 MI E, TX
450620	MOORE, HAROLD H	P-47D	42-8212	GALVESTON 4 MI NW, TX
450620	ROESE, STANLEY A	P-47D	42-28196	GALVESTON 4 MI NW, TX
450626	BOYCE, ERWIN K	P-47D	42-8102	FREEPORT 5 MI WEST, TX
450627	RILEY, WILLIAM A	P-47D	44-32668	GALVESTON 15 MI SW, TX
450705	BUSHNELL, DAVID	P-47D	44-90408	GALVESTON AAF, TX
450705	HOLLAND, DANIEL E	P-47D	44-90323	GALVESTON AAF, TX
450709	EDDY, FREDERICK L	P-47D	42-29440	GALVESTON AAF, TX
450710	CROW, JACK W	P-47D	42-28743	GALVESTON AAF, TX
450714	DARR, WAYNE L	P-47D	44-32910	LUBBOCK AAF, TX
450724	KIMBALL, MELVIN B	P-47D	42-29449	FREEPORT 7 MI SE, TX
450726	FRY, JACK C	P-47D	42-28766	FREEPORT 25 MI SW, TX
450726	DE FARIA, JORE M R	P-47D	45-49143	GALVESTON 10 MI SE, TX
450731	COINAGO, JOSE L	P-47D	44-90322	GALVESTON AAF 10 MI SE, TX
450811	THOMAS, DONALD G	P-47D	44-90330	GALVESTON 20 MI SW, TX
450817	HERGENRADER,GEORGE B	P-47D	45-49103	GALVESTON AAF, TX
450818	HUDSON, WILLIAM L	P-47D	44-90411	GALVESTON AAF, TX
450818	DIXON, ROBERT W	P-47D	44-90378	GULF OF MEXICO, TX
450818	LANE, CHARLES A	P-47D	44-32678	GULF OF MEXICO, TX
450905	LE MAIRE, HOWARD L	P-47D	42-28778	GALVESTON AAF, TX
450924	GREER, JAMES K	P-47D	44-90385	GALVESTON AAF, TX