YUMA ARMYAIR FIELD, AZ
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
200422	BELL, CHARLES F	?	?	YUMA AP, AZ
421225	VAN BUSKIRK, FRANK L	AT-6C	41-32819	YUMA AAF, AZ
430113	SLATTERY, JAMES H	AT-6C	41-32929	YUMA AAF, AZ
430124	ETCHEMENDY, JOHN M	P-40F	41-14182	MITCHEL FIELD, NY
430126	BAILEY, RALPH W	AT-6C	41-32831	YUMA AAF 10 MI SE, AZ
430201	ATLAND, WILLIAM D	AT-6C	41-32812	YUMA AAF, AZ
430206	VITKOVITS, JOHN A	AT-6A	41-576	YUMA AAF, AZ
430212	LOVELESS, FERRIS R	AT-6C	41-32832	YUMA AAF, AZ
430212	WOODWARD, CHARLES H	P-40F	41-13711	YUMA AAF, AZ
430220	GORDON, CHARLES H	P-40E	41-25083	YUMA AAF, AZ
430308	KNOWLTON, HENRY R	AT-6C	41-32955	YUMA AAF 57 MI N, AZ
430315	BROWN, SAMUEL W III	AT-6A	41-16189	MOHAWK 20 MI S, AZ
430315	BROWN, THOMAS F	AT-6A	41-16001	MOHAWK 20 MI S, AZ
430325	LINKEY, E DWIGHT	AT-6C	41-32933	YUMA AAF 10 MI SW, AZ
430329	DEEBLE, RICHARD J	AT-6A	41-641	YUMA AAF 15 MI NW, AZ
430329	ISAACS, DAVID Q	AT-6C	41-32854	COLFRED, AZ
430331	COPELAND, ROBERT L	AT-6C	41-32941	YUMA AAF 20 MI NE, AZ
430414	HAMMOND, CHARLES R	AT-17	42-532	YUMA AAF, AZ
430414	KLEIN, RICHARD H	AT-6A	41-16152	YUMA AAF, AZ
430414	MORGAN, EDWARD M	AT-17B	41-13976	YUMA AAF, AZ
430419	PERLIS, EDWARD	AT-6A	41-16187	YUMA AAF 10 MI E, AZ
430423	ALLEN GUS W	AT-6C	41-32837	YUMA AAF 12 MI E, AZ
430430	BEHNKE, WILLIAM C	UC-78B	42-71667	YUMA AAF, AZ
430506	SADINSKI, JOHN J	AT-17B	42-38938	YUMA AAF, AZ
430506	SILVER, MERTON J	UC-78B	42-71664	YUMA AAF, AZ
430507	HEIDORF, THOMAS H	UC-78	42-71624	YUMA AAF 4 MI S, AZ
430507	POCOCK, ALLEN M	UC-78	42-71622	YUMA AAF 4 MI S, AZ
430509	KRAUGER, JOHN J	AT-6C	41-32833	YUMA AAF, AZ
430512	MCCABE, RAYMOND B	AT-6C	41-32878	YUMA AAF 10 MI E, AZ
430512	MCINTYRE, ARTHUR D	AT-17C	42-14062	YUMA AAF, AZ
430515	VANCE, EDWIN EUGENE	AT-6C	41-32819	YUMA AAF 10 MI E, AZ
430517	PAYNE, GERALD H	AT-6C	41-32891	YUMA AAF 10 MI E, AZ
430521	PIDDUCK, RICHARD W JR	AT-6C	41-32818	YUMA AAF 2 MI, AZ
430522	THOBE, RALPH D	UC-78B	42-13913	YUMA AAF, AZ
430601	WEST, CHESTER A	UC-78B	42-13993	YUMA AAF 1 MI SE, AZ
430601	BORDEN, ROBERT G JR	UC-78C	42-13917	YUMA AAF, AZ
430602	GOLDSMITH, SAMUEL	UC-78B	42-71646	YUMA AAF .5 MI E, AZ
430617	JAMES, DONALD R	AT-6C	41-32894	YUMA AAF 8 MI S, AZ
430617	ESTES, COLEMAN L	AT-17B	42-38730	QUARTZITE, AZ
430623	MARTUKANITZ, JOHN J	AT-6C	41-32852	YUMA AAF, AZ
430627	FORTENBERRY, ELMEF G	AT-17B	42-39133	YUMA AAF, AZ
430630	POPE, RAYMOND F	AT-17	42-38881	STOCKTON FIELD, CA
430702	GRIMSE, RALPH T	UC-78	42-71660	YUMA AAF, AZ
430707	CUFF, ROBERT J	UC-78B	42-71579	YUMA AAF 3 MI W, AZ
430712	BRACKONESKI, FRANK	UC-78C	42-13930	YUMA AUX 4, AZ
430716	BEZI, ANDRE L	AT-6C	41-32897	YUMA RANGE, AZ
430724	RIMSE, RALPH T	AT-9A	42-57108	YUMA AAF, AZ
430730	LANTZ, WILBUR C	UC-78B	42-71732	YUMA AAF, AZ
430806	PLANK, MAURICE J	UC-78B	42-71621	YUMA AAF 4 MI SE, AZ
430812	CASSELL, WILLIAM I	UC-78B	42-71565	YUMA AAF, AZ
430818	DAYTON, CHARLES R	AT-17B	42-38956	YUMA AAF, AZ
430825	DUGG, DOUGLAS V	AT-9	42-57038	YUMA AUX 2, AZ
430825	SADINSKI, JOHN J	AT-6C	41-32872	YUMA AUX 2, AZ
430901	SIGLER, CLIFFORD E	AT-17B	42-38955	YUMA AAF, AZ
430914	SWANSON, DEAN L	AT-6C	41-32959	YUMA AAF, AZ
430921	HANLEY, THOMAS R	AT-6C	41-32082	YUMA AUX 1, AZ
430921	HANNA, ROBERT H	AT-6C	41-32817	YUMA AUX 1, AZ
430925	JOY, MAURICE F	UC-78C	42-14160	YUMA AAF 60 MI E, AZ
430930	GOLLADAY, TIBBS M	AT-17C	42-13817	YUMA AAF 2 MI NE, AZ
431006	WALTON, LOUIS M	AT-17B	42-38935	YUMA AAF, AZ
431006	WALTON, LOUIS M	UC-78C	42-72120	YUMA AAF, AZ
431103	COLFLESH, RALPH M	UC-78B	42-71621	YUMA AAF, AZ
431117	DAVIDSON, EDWARD H	UC-78B	42-71929	YUMA AAF, AZ
431122	GORMAN, CLYDE E	UC-78B	42-71949	YUMA AAF 35 MI NE, AZ
431207	CRONEMILLER, LYNN F JR	AT-23B	41-35773	YUMA AAF, AZ
440327	LANE, ROBERT A	AT-17B	42-39134	TUCSON AP, AZ
440419	HUDECEK, ROBERT J	AT-23B	41-35770	YUMA AAF 2 MI W, AZ
440429	PENSKY, BERNARD D	AT-6A	41-163	YUMA AAF, AZ
440531	KAEGI, DONALD	AT-6A	41-16209	YUMA AAF, AZ
440609	SHARP, LEE A	AT-6A	41-646	YUMA AAF, AZ
440628	RICHELL, WILLIAM A	B-17G	42-97619	GILA MOUNTAINS, AZ
440715	SIVASLIAN N ARMEN H	B-17G	42-31442	ARIZONA
440807		L-3C	42-1765	YUMA AAF, AZ
440807	MOBLEY, GERALD S	UC-78B	43-7855	YUMA AAF, AZ
440816	GALBRAITH, WILLIAM L	P-39K	42-4443	YUMA AAF 25 MI NE, AZ
440818	WICHMAN, MILTON A	P-39Q	44-2429	YUMA AAF, AZ
440818		P-400	BX-326	YUMA AAF, AZ
440829	CONNIFF, EUGENE F	P-400	BX-409	YUMA AAF, AZ
440906	CONNIFF, EUGENE F	AT-6A	41-646	ARIZONA
440914	MELLON, ARCHIE	B-17G	42-102901	TEXAS
440928	HUTCHINS, JAMES P	B-17G	42-31965	ARIZONA
441009	BORDELON, BERTON A	B-17G	42-97613	ARIZONA
441009	BORDELON, BERTON A	B-17G	42-97865	ARIZONA
441014	GREENLEAF, JOHN L	BT-13A	41-121908	PENNSYLVANIA
441017	DUSHARME, WENDELL P	YB-40	42-5743	ARIZONA
441019	SALES, LOUIS	P-39Q	44-3602	ARIZONA
441027	MURPHY, ROBERT W JR	P-39Q	44-3601	ARIZONA
441027	MURPHY, ROBERT W JR	P-39Q	44-3583	ARIZONA
441031	LEAR, HOMER W	B-17G	42-102864	ARIZONA
450117	COKE, JOSEPH R	P-39Q	44-3507	YUMA AAF, AZ
450202	GUILLEN, PETER K	B-17G	42-97865	ARIZONA
450206	BURNES, ROBERT G	P-63A	42-69648	YUMA AAF, AZ
450206	BURNES, ROBERT G	P-39Q	44-2429	ARIZONA
450206	PARKED	P-39A	42-69648	YUMA AAF, AZ
450217	BARKER, DOUGLAS B	B-26B	42-43431	ARIZONA
450217	JOHNSON, ARTHUR H	P-39Q	44-3905	ARIZONA
450217	MATUSIEWICZ, DANIEL	P-39Q	42-19914	ARIZONA
450303	MCCLELLAND, RICHARD F	UC-78	43-32367	ARIZONA
450303	MCCLELLAND, RICHARD F	P-39Q	44-3583	ARIZONA
450303	MCCLELLAND, RICHARD F	UC-78B	43-32360	ARIZONA
450310	SALES, LOUIS	P-63A	42-69945	IMPERIAL, CA
450313	SPRINGSTUN, WILLIAM H	AT-11	42-36830	ARIZONA
450319	WRIGHT, CLARENCE O	B-17F	42-6192	ARIZONA
450319	WRIGHT, CLARENCE O	P-39Q	44-3507	ARIZONA
450325	MCEVOY, JOHN H	AT-11	41-27540	CALIFORNIA
450402	WULKE, CHARLES S	P-400	HK-270	BRAWLEY 30 MI NW, CA
450403	SVEREIKA, GEORGE A	P-39Q	42-20074	YUMA AAF 12 MI NE, AZ
450412	MAJOR, GERALD L	AT-6A	41-623	YUMA AAF, AZ
450418	GILLISON, CHARLES P	B-26C	41-35894	YUMA AAF, AZ
450427	HOPKINS, JUNE D	B-17G	42-97925	YUMA AAF, AZ
450519	WOLK, ERWIN P JR	P-63C	43-11041	YUMA AAF, AZ
450523	BURNS, WAYNE A	P-39Q	44-3600	YUMA AAF 10 MI S, AZ
450525	WELP, ROMUALD W	AT-11	41-9523	YUMA AAF, AZ
450525	PARKED	B-17F	42-5936	YUMA AAF, AZ
450525	THOMAS, GEORGE R	B-17G	43-37778	YUMA AAF, AZ
450528	FORD, MILTON K	P-39Q	44-2388	WINSLOW AP, AZ
450528	WORNSON, ARNOLD T	P-39Q	44-3596	WINSLOW AP, AZ
450613	PARKED	AT-11	41-27435	KIRTLAND FIELD, NM
450702	BEAN, RAYMOND E	B-25D	41-30104	YUMA AAF, AZ
450713	BEAN, RAYMOND E	B-25D	41-30095	YUMA AAF, AZ
450724	HILL, GILMAN A	AT-6C	41-32198	YUMA AAF, AZ
450811	LAIRD, ROBERT L	B-25J	44-31401	UCCA 25 MI SSW, AZ
450912	RUSSELL, EARL E	B-25J	44-86754	YUMA AAF, AZ
450929	RUSSELL, EARL E	B-25J	45-8803	SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CA
451128	FELGER, HERBERT M	AT-11BH	42-37489	MINTER FIELD, CA
500218	SMITH, ROBERT W	L-4J	45-4887	TACNA 7 MI E, AZ
530121	DEMONT, RUSSELL D	F-51D	44-11371	CULVER CITY AP, CA
530429	MITCHELL, EDGAR B	F-51D	44-73977	VICTORVILLE 3.5 MI NW, CA
560125	PINCOSKI, RICHARD A	F-86D	51-6107	YUMA AP, AZ
560210	TUCKER, ROY N	F-86D	50-468	YUMA AP 1 MI , AZ
560720	SOLOSKI, CHARLES S	B-45A	47-016	YUMA AFB 6 MI E, AZ