GREAT BEND 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
430811	REID, HARVEY E	B-26	41-35337	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
430820	LEWIS, ROBERT A	B-26C	41-25026	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
430821	GAGE, JOHN L	B-26C	41-35317	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
430821	HANSEN, CARLETON V	B-26C	41-35319	ATLANTIC, IA
430821	BROWN, MARSHALL O	UC-78	43-7431	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
430830	REEVES, CHARLES H	B-26B	41-32062	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
430903	STAEBEN, HENRY R	B-26B	41-32040	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
430906	KINNEY, WILLIAM E	YB-29	41-36962	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
431022	CURTIS, WILLIAM B	B-17F	42-30454	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
431124	KINNEY, WILLIAM	B-29	42-6228	GULFPORT AAF 130 MI SSW, MS
431128		B-17F	42-30572	TINKER AAF, OK
431202	REID, HARVEY E	UC-78	43-7431	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
431205	RIEDER, MACK D	B-17F	42-3454	SPRINGFIELD, KS
431218	CLOYD, VIRGIL M	B-29	42-8282	CHEYENNE BOTTOMS RANGE, KS
431230	OSSO, ERNEST B	B-17F	42-29503	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
440110	DORAN, JACK K	B-29	42-6257	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
440110	KRUPINSKI, STEVE C	B-29	42-6220	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
440116	KRUPINSKI, STEVE C	B-17F	42-5246	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
440116	SMITH, HERMAN F	B-17F	42-29503	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
440118	SIMS, DAVID G	B-17F	42-5271	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
440224	SISSON, BENJAMIN F JR	B-17F	42-30572	TINKER AAF, OK
440224	WILKINS, SHERMAN W	YB-29	41-36962	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
440409	DUNN, JOHN A	B-29	42-6247	SMOKY HILL AAF, KS
440415	CHAPLIN, HAROLD C	B-17F	42-30894	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
440516	SCHMIDT, PERRY J	B-17F	42-6049	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
440527	GRIFFITH, JOHN H	B-29	42-6377	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
440531	LAWSON, LYLE	B-17F	42-6144	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
440607		B-29	42-63369	WICHITA MAP, KS
440610	BAUMAWN, JOHN R	B-17F	42-6104	MACDILL FIELD, FL
440610	RICHENS, KENT J	B-17F	42-6109	GULF OF MEXICO, TX
440614	SPIETH, CHARLES, JR	B-17F	42-2988	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
440616	FORTNER, JOHN P	AT-23	42-43393	OMAHA 2 MI ESE, NE
440616	STENDAHL, ALFRED E	B-29	42-6439	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
440623	SHERRELL, WALTER J	B-29	42-6260	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
440715	SMITH, DOUGLAS H	B-29	42-6377	KANSAS
440716	CRUCE, WILLIAM E	B-17G	42-38065	KANSAS
440805	BONNER, ALEX C	B-17E	42-5246	ADAMS FIELD, AR
440812		B-29	42-62389	KANSAS
440812		B-29	42-24447	KANSAS
440915	KOPIT, AARON M	B-17F	42-6139	KANSAS
440917	PARKER, VAN R	B-17F	42-6144	KANSAS
440924	WILLIAMS, FRANK H	B-29	42-6426	KANSAS
440925	HAMMOND, EUGENE W	B-29	42-6441	TINKER AAF, OK
440927	LUNDY, JEROME E	B-29	42-24568	KANSAS
441005	MARITN, JAMES O	B-29	42-24428	KANSAS
441009	MAUPIN, FLOYD M	B-17F	42-29566	KANSAS
441010	FISHER, WILBURN M	B-29	42-6404	KANSAS
441022	RONDEAU, ROBERT L	L-5	42-98580	KANSAS
450115	MANN, RICHARE R	B-29	42-63406	ARECIBO 5 MI NW, PR
450124	WILSON, JACK R	UC-78	43-31934	KANSAS
450316	COUNTRYMAN, WELDON E	B-29	42-6426	GREAT BEND AAF, TX
450402	GRONDAHL, REINO R	B-17F	42-6144	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
450417	MORGAN, ROBERT P	B-29	42-65319	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
450428	CLIFFORD, WILLIAM D	B-29	42-24428	RUSSELL 5 MI SE, KS
450612	SULLIVAN, WENDELL L	B-29	43-3932	GREAT BEND AAF, KS
450622	SCHOOLEY, WILLIAM C	B-29	42-6403	TINKER AAF, OK
450728	MARTIN, RAY H	L-5	42-14839	KEARNEY AAF, NE
450811	MORRISON, ALLAN L	L-5	42-98580	GREAT BEND AAF, KS