AT-9 Crash in Dos Cabezas Mountains on February
9 1943
Aviation Cadet Olson and Lt. Knight left Douglas Field on a
final instrument check under the hood. The flight was to go from Douglas
to Cochise to Rodeo to Douglas. Weather was overcast at 6000 to 6500 feet
and icing conditions were expected. The plane crashed west of the peaks
killing both men.
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Pedal assembly and other scattered debris. |
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AT-9 debris. Probably an oil tank for one of the two engines. Thanks to Walt Witherspoon for this information. |
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Other small dedris below main crash site. |
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