10 fatalities

1943-08-01: 1943 St. Louis glider accident — United States

United States

On August 1, 1943, a 1943 St. Louis glider accident was involved in an aviation accident near United States. 10 people were killed. The investigation identified mechanical failure as a causal factor. This summary draws on records from Wikidata contributors.

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On August 1, 1943, a Waco CG-4A military glider crashed in St. Louis, Missouri, resulting in ten fatalities. The accident is recorded in the Wikidata aviation-safety dataset.

Accident Details

On August 1, 1943, a Waco CG-4A military glider crashed in St. Louis, Missouri. The accident resulted in ten fatalities. The only known details from the source are the date, location, aircraft type, and number of fatalities.

Documentation

This incident is catalogued in the Wikidata aviation-safety dataset, which tracks more than three thousand documented aircraft accidents and aviation occurrences spanning the entire history of powered and unpowered flight. Cross-referencing records like this with primary investigative sources helps researchers analyse historical safety trends and identify recurring contributing factors across eras of aviation.

Contributing factors

mechanical failure