RAPID CITY ARMY AIR FIELD, SD
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
420808	GILMORE, HARRY E	C-39	38-522	ALAMOGORDO AAF, NM
421009	RUTAN, JOE L	B-17E	41-9186	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
421017	CUNNINGHAM, PAUL D JR	B-17E	41-9055	SIERRA GRANDE MT, NM
421018	SYVERSON, WOODROW W	B-34	AJ-282	CHADRON MAP, NE
421117	MCGIBENY, RICHARD H	B-17F	42-5080	RAPID CITY, SD
421224	WALKER, OLIVER L	B-17F	42-2991	PIERRE 9 MI NNW, SD
430101	CROSMAN, J H	B-17F	42-30615	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
430107	REED, JOSEPH E	B-17F	42-5207	MINNEAPOLIS, MN
430124	WOODWARD, EDWARD E	B-17F	42-5334	ORDWAY, CO
430217	WALKER, OLIVER L	B-17F	42-5080	HURON, SD
430423	KATZ, WILLIAM	B-17F	42-5295	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
430505	WILLIAMS, DANIEL M	B-17F	42-5758	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
430520	WHITE, FREDRICK F	B-17F	42-5294	RAPID CITY AAF 2 MI W, SD
430522	CHRISTIAN, EMMETT C	B-17F	42-5112	NORTH RANGE, SD
430617	CLARK, LLOYD T	B-17F	42-30448	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
430620	OWENS, ROBERT R	B-17F	42-30445	RAPID CITY AAF 25 MI S, SD
430719	WALKER, COLIN J	B-17F	42-29785	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
430727	DOUGLAS, GENE L	B-17F	42-3013	SIOUX CITY 4 MI SE, IA
430802	SIEGEL, ROBERT R	B-17F	42-29550	HILL AAF, UT
430813	HIGHFILL, THOMPSON N	B-17F	42-29785	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
430906	PRATER, ORVILLE M	B-17F	42-5226	SCHOOL OF MINES 1 MI N, SD
430908	PICKENS, ARTHUR V	B-17F	42-30757	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
430915	KAPLAN, ERNEST	B-17F	42-6001	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
430915	NONE	B-17F	42-5449	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
430922	HENRY, DANIEL C	B-17F	42-30762	SIOUX CITY AAF, IA
431018	CREAMER, RICHARD M	B-17F	42-6042	STORMY PEAK, CO
431206	PICKLES, JOHN F	B-17F	42-30479	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
431212	ELLIOTT, JACK O	B-17F	42-5447	LOWRY FIELD, CO
431213	WASCHER, WALTER J	B-17F	42-29558	ROSEBUD 10 MI N, SD
431219	LENCE, DENNIE E	B-17F	42-3246	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440101	CROSMAN, JAMES H	B-17F	42-30615	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440110	HON, ARTHUR C	B-17F	42-6071	RAPID CITY AAF 16 MI E, SD
440117	KIERNAN, JAMES P	B-17F	42-30576	MARTIN 1.5 MI SW, SD
440118	THOMPSON, GEORGE L	B-17F	42-5990	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440123	LOWE, DONALD B	B-17F	42-5446	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440202	ENGEL, WILLIAM E	B-17F	42-30614	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440202	FAHRENTHOLD, FRANCIS C	B-17F	42-30891	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440202	DWYER, WILBUR S	B-17F	42-6172	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440203	SHIELDS, JAMES E	L-3C	43-1471	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440205	ELWOOD, KENNETH C	B-17F	42-30557	HERMOSA 25 MI E, SD
440223	MEANS, WILFORD T	B-17F	42-6010	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440223	NONE	B-17F	42-5979	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440309	FARNSWORTH, DEXTER	B-17G	42-97296	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440403	DELAND, LLOYD S	B-17G	42-38166	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440508	SHIELDS, JAMES H	L-4B	43-815	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440518	?	B-17G	42-102466	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440518	LENCE, DENNIS E	B-17G	42-107133	RAPID CITY AAF 7 MI E, SD
440518	?	B-17F	42-30766	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440518	KAXANSKY, MARTIN	B-17F	42-30771	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440613	HOLT, DRURY W	B-17F	42-30891	CROWN POINT NE SLOPE, CO
440614	NEWMAN, EDWARD H	B-17G	42-102466	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440619	BUKOVICH, JOHN G	B-17G	42-37912	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440728	MCKEE, KNOX B	B-17F	42-3246	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440802	TERLIZZI, JOSEPH	B-17F	42-30399	RAPID CITY AAF 28 MI NE, SD
440805	FRANK, ARTHUR K	L-5	42-98764	RAPID CITY AAF 1.5 MI N, SD
440817	?	B-17F	42-30771	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440817	WESTENHOFF, JOHN H	B-17G	42-31755	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440817	SPARMANN, ARNOLD P	B-17G	42-37863	PIERRE AAF 9 MI N, SD
440820	BADALAMENTI, SALVATORE V	B-17F	42-30563	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440825	ZIENOWIEZ, STANLEY	B-17F	42-5968	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
440831	PALMER, DAVID H	B-17F	42-30771	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
450116	KONECKY, EDWARD F	B-17G	42-102460	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
450117	DAHL, KENNETH M	B-17G	42-97677	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
450129	WALTERS, DOANLD B	B-17G	42-37912	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
450208	LARSON, DONALD E	B-17G	42-107142	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
450212	LEPPERD, NORMAN G	B-17G	43-37658	RAPID CITY AAF 11 MI NE, SD
450225	MULLINS, JAMES H	B-17G	42-102383	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
450313	NOOTZ, ROBERT S	B-17G	42-102754	RAPID CITY AAF 11 MI NE, SD
450326	DECKER, JACK N	B-17G	42-102381	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
450326	LARKIN, MARION	B-17G	42-38095	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
450327	DOUGHERTY, JAMES G	P-63A	42-69498	RAPID CITY AAF 47 MI S, SD
450327	MOORE, DAN W	P-63A	42-69495	RAPID CITY AAF 42 MI S, SD
450418	COFFEY, ROBERT W	B-17G	42-107141	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
450418	?	P-63A	42-69474	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
450429	THOMAS, WILLIAM K	B-17G	43-37649	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
450502	HANNA, KEITH C	B-17G	42-97894	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
450517	WILLIS, PHILIP L	B-17G	42-102754	RAPID CITY 12 MI NE, SD
450616	FETCH, ROBERT M	P-63A	42-69496	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
450629	SATTLER, ROBERT H	B-17G	42-9784	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
451127	OEDER, WILLIAM G	B-25J	43-28056	MISSOULA 12 MI SE, MT
460117	KING, JAMES L	F-5G	44-27215	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
460118	PETERSON, FLOYD A	AT-6F	44-81748	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
460208	HSIEH, HSIANG-PU	F-5G	44-27211	STURGIS 4 MI E, SD
460423	THOMAS, DONALD J	UC-45F	44-47666	LOWRY FIELD, CO
460508	CRANE, VERNON P	C-47A	43-16128	GREELEY 15 MI NE, CO
470731	PICKENS, JOHN L	P-51H	44-64338	ZANESVILLE 2.5 MI SE, IN
471111	CUMMINGS, GALE F	B-29A	44-86256	GIEBELSTADT AB, GERMANY
471213	BUSH, LESTER C	B-29	44-84094	GIEBELSTADT AB, GERMANY
480629	KERNAN, ROBERT M	B-25J	44-29911	RAPID CITY AAF, SD
480820	RICHARDS, WILLIAM L	B-29	42-63442	RAPID CITY AFB, SD
490122	PRICE, FRANK E	B-29	44-84122	RAPID CITY AAF 8 MI NE, SD
490330	RICHARDSON, CHARLES W	C-47D	43-48295	EDGAR SPRINGS 4.5 MI SW, MO
490623	MORGAN, JOSEPH H	B-29	44-69688	EAST ARTESIA 2 MI, CO
491102	WRIGHT, ROBERT J	B-36B	44-92068	RAPID CITY, SD
491123	MACDONALD, WILLIAM R	B-36B	44-92062	RAPID CITY AFB, SD
500517	NELSON, MARSHALL E	C-47A	42-92111	RAPID CITY AFB, SD
500721	BOWEN, KENNETH G JR	B-29	44-27350	RAPID CITY AFB 45 MI SW, SD
501205	MARCHESE, LEONARD P	B-36D	49-2692	CARSWELL AFB, TX
511115	FRANK, KENNETH D	F-51D	44-72812	FARMINGDALE 5 MI SE, SD
520319	READ, CHARLES W	C-47D	45-918	HARPER 7 MI ENE, TX
530318	WRIGHT, FRANK C	B-36H	51-13721	NUT COVE, NEWFOUNDLAND
530519	GIESLER, WILBUR J	T-7	43-50077	RAPID CITY AFB, SD