BT-13 wreck in White Mountains on October 13,
1944
Flying to Marana Army Air Field from Albuquerque, BT-13B
(42-89683) crashed in the White Mountains while attempting to avoid a
thunderstorm. Lt. Kenneth Ray was killed in the wreck, but S/Sgt. Edgar M.
Rutter survived. S/Sgt. Rutter was able to hike off the mountain and reach
McNary. One newspaper article reports Rutter arrived in McNary "bruised
and dazed."
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October 16, 1944, newspaper article from the Arizona Daily Star. |
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Remains of the BT-13's rollbar. |
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Possibly a portion of the center wing panel. |
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Small pieces remain of the BT-13. |
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