2ND LIEUTENANT, 4134 BASE UNIT, SPOKANE
ARMY AIRFIELD, WASHINGTON
Pilot of Curtiss RA-25A Shrike #42-79826.
Killed in a mid-air collision with another A-25
while training, one mile north of Baxter
General Hospital, Spokane, Washington.
Also killed were Capt. Ford K Sayre aboard his aircraft, and 2nd Lt. George E Chrep and Sgt. Joseph M Revinskas aboard the second A-25.
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July 23, 1944 Two Curtiss RA-25A Shrikes, of the 4134th Base Unit, Spokane Army Air Field, collide in flight while participating in a flypast for an air show near Spokane, Washington. Part of a three-plane formation, the left-hand aircraft collided with the middle plane during a turn, both crashing into a valley. Pilot 2nd Lt. George E. Chrep and engineer-rated passenger Sgt. Joseph M. Revinskas were killed in the crash of 42-79804, while pilot 2nd Lt. William R. Scott and passenger Captain Ford K. Sayre, a noted snow skier on the east coast, were killed in the crash of 42-79826. A Paramount Pictures newsreel crew caught the accident on film, which was examined by the crash investigation board for clues to the accident. This footage was later incorporated into a number of films, most notably the 1956 film Earth vs. the Flying Saucers.
Burial location and obituary provided
courtesy of Rich:
Chicago Tribune 7/30/1944 Abstract:
Lt. William R. Scott,
son of Mrs. Frank M. Harms, brother of
George P. Scott of Walkerton, Ind. and
Mrs. Carlten Thorsen of Glenview, Il.
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Entered the service from Illinois; Service ID: O-756413.
ARMY AIRFIELD, WASHINGTON
Pilot of Curtiss RA-25A Shrike #42-79826.
Killed in a mid-air collision with another A-25
while training, one mile north of Baxter
General Hospital, Spokane, Washington.
Also killed were Capt. Ford K Sayre aboard his aircraft, and 2nd Lt. George E Chrep and Sgt. Joseph M Revinskas aboard the second A-25.
****
July 23, 1944 Two Curtiss RA-25A Shrikes, of the 4134th Base Unit, Spokane Army Air Field, collide in flight while participating in a flypast for an air show near Spokane, Washington. Part of a three-plane formation, the left-hand aircraft collided with the middle plane during a turn, both crashing into a valley. Pilot 2nd Lt. George E. Chrep and engineer-rated passenger Sgt. Joseph M. Revinskas were killed in the crash of 42-79804, while pilot 2nd Lt. William R. Scott and passenger Captain Ford K. Sayre, a noted snow skier on the east coast, were killed in the crash of 42-79826. A Paramount Pictures newsreel crew caught the accident on film, which was examined by the crash investigation board for clues to the accident. This footage was later incorporated into a number of films, most notably the 1956 film Earth vs. the Flying Saucers.
Burial location and obituary provided
courtesy of Rich:
Chicago Tribune 7/30/1944 Abstract:
Lt. William R. Scott,
son of Mrs. Frank M. Harms, brother of
George P. Scott of Walkerton, Ind. and
Mrs. Carlten Thorsen of Glenview, Il.
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Entered the service from Illinois; Service ID: O-756413.
2ND LIEUTENANT, 4134 BASE UNIT, SPOKANE
ARMY AIRFIELD, WASHINGTON
Pilot of Curtiss RA-25A Shrike #42-79826.
Killed in a mid-air collision with another A-25
while training, one mile north of Baxter
General Hospital, Spokane, Washington.
Also killed were Capt. Ford K Sayre aboard his aircraft, and 2nd Lt. George E Chrep and Sgt. Joseph M Revinskas aboard the second A-25.
****
July 23, 1944 Two Curtiss RA-25A Shrikes, of the 4134th Base Unit, Spokane Army Air Field, collide in flight while participating in a flypast for an air show near Spokane, Washington. Part of a three-plane formation, the left-hand aircraft collided with the middle plane during a turn, both crashing into a valley. Pilot 2nd Lt. George E. Chrep and engineer-rated passenger Sgt. Joseph M. Revinskas were killed in the crash of 42-79804, while pilot 2nd Lt. William R. Scott and passenger Captain Ford K. Sayre, a noted snow skier on the east coast, were killed in the crash of 42-79826. A Paramount Pictures newsreel crew caught the accident on film, which was examined by the crash investigation board for clues to the accident. This footage was later incorporated into a number of films, most notably the 1956 film Earth vs. the Flying Saucers.
Burial location and obituary provided
courtesy of Rich:
Chicago Tribune 7/30/1944 Abstract:
Lt. William R. Scott,
son of Mrs. Frank M. Harms, brother of
George P. Scott of Walkerton, Ind. and
Mrs. Carlten Thorsen of Glenview, Il.
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Entered the service from Illinois; Service ID: O-756413.
ARMY AIRFIELD, WASHINGTON
Pilot of Curtiss RA-25A Shrike #42-79826.
Killed in a mid-air collision with another A-25
while training, one mile north of Baxter
General Hospital, Spokane, Washington.
Also killed were Capt. Ford K Sayre aboard his aircraft, and 2nd Lt. George E Chrep and Sgt. Joseph M Revinskas aboard the second A-25.
****
July 23, 1944 Two Curtiss RA-25A Shrikes, of the 4134th Base Unit, Spokane Army Air Field, collide in flight while participating in a flypast for an air show near Spokane, Washington. Part of a three-plane formation, the left-hand aircraft collided with the middle plane during a turn, both crashing into a valley. Pilot 2nd Lt. George E. Chrep and engineer-rated passenger Sgt. Joseph M. Revinskas were killed in the crash of 42-79804, while pilot 2nd Lt. William R. Scott and passenger Captain Ford K. Sayre, a noted snow skier on the east coast, were killed in the crash of 42-79826. A Paramount Pictures newsreel crew caught the accident on film, which was examined by the crash investigation board for clues to the accident. This footage was later incorporated into a number of films, most notably the 1956 film Earth vs. the Flying Saucers.
Burial location and obituary provided
courtesy of Rich:
Chicago Tribune 7/30/1944 Abstract:
Lt. William R. Scott,
son of Mrs. Frank M. Harms, brother of
George P. Scott of Walkerton, Ind. and
Mrs. Carlten Thorsen of Glenview, Il.
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Entered the service from Illinois; Service ID: O-756413.
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