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Safety history
May 8, 1943Accident
The twin engine airplane departed Tinker AFB at 2132LT on a flight to Alliance, Nebraska, carrying 10 passengers and five crew members. About 10 minutes later, while climbing, it entered an uncontrolled descent to the left and crashed in a plowed field located 3 km north of the airbase, bursting into flames. All 15 occupants were killed, among them three civilians, two employees of Will Rogers Airport and one employee of Tinker AFB. Crew: 1st Lt Robert Henry Pair Jr., pilot, 2nd Lt Norman Clark
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 15 fatalities
Investigations revealed that the airplane struck the ground while in a left turn, the left wing striking the ground first. Approximately 200 yards past the first contact with the ground, the airplane struck with such force that major parts of the airplane, including the engines, were thrown off the airplane and all occupants were thrown out. Full accident record