Incident Overview
Date: Monday 22 January 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15832
Location: Liupanshui, Guizhou Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: HelicopterHelicopter
Category: Accident
A helicopter crash occurred at 26ø N 104ø 30?E, Guizhou Province, China, due to a navigation error. The incident involved the fatalities of 1st Lt Jack F. Banzer, an O-682763 pilot, and 2nd Lt Lucian W. Kirks, an O-711216 copilot. The engineer, 18060968, Arthur B. Curtis, was rescued by 1st Lt Banzer. Radio operator, 19060197, Billy K. Pritchard, was rescued.A helicopter crash occurred at 26ø N 104ø 30?E, Guizhou Province, China, due to a navigation error. The incident involved the fatalities of 1st Lt Jack F. Banzer, an O-682763 pilot, and 2nd Lt Lucian W. Kirks, an O-711216 copilot. The engineer, 18060968, Arthur B. Curtis, was rescued by 1st Lt Banzer. Radio operator, 19060197, Billy K. Pritchard, was rescued.
Description
Crashed at 26ø N 104ø 30?E, Guizhou Province, China because of navigation error. 1st Lt Jack F. Banzer, O-682763, pilot, killed?Mount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, OR 2nd Lt Lucian W. Kirks, O-711216, copilot, rescued SSgt Arthur B. Curtis, 18060968, engineer, killed?Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX Sgt Billy K. Pritchard, 19060197, radio operator, rescued
Source of Information
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