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paulmcmillan

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Posts: 33

Posted 1349184669	#1

I picked this up from the WIX forum " I wonder if someone could help with the USAAF serial number of the BT-13A that crashed on the 20th January 1942 at Riddle Field Clewiston, Florida It was assigned to No.5 British Flying Training School and the pilot LAC R B Crosskey RAFVR was killed on the solo flight when he flew into the ground on his second approach in fog after overshooting. He is buried in Arcadia (Oak Ridge) Cemetery http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casua ... %20BENSLEY The aircraft is not identified in the surviving RAF records on LAC Crosskey." I could not find this crash on the AAIR, Aviation Archaeological Investigation & Research Database either Thanks Paul

Jeff_Wilkinson

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Posts: 290

Posted 1349224781	#2

Hi Paul, I've had the opportunity as well to research a mishap involving a cadet from a BFTS. My best luck was to contact the RAF Air Historical Branch at "Air Historical Branch (RAF)" <ahb.raf@btconnect.com>. The people I dealt with were friendly and helpful. __________________ Jeff Wilkinson Oklahoma Wreckchasing http://okwreckchasing.org

paulmcmillan

Registered:1306223179
Posts: 33

Posted 1349248852	#3

Jeff Thanks fro your suggestions. I beleive all UK avenues have been explored over the serial (in fact a crash report is online about this incident) but the only outstanding mystery is the serial number of the BT-13A (it is missing from report as well see link below Someone has looked in the USAAF records for the first batch of BT-13As (41-1212 to 41-1710 contained on reel no. ACR-22) because some of the BFTS BT-13As came from this batch. Sadly they could find no mention of this accident in the records of this batch. It may be in reel (or CD) ACR-26 but this has not been viewed - I was hoping someone here had a copy of it and could see if any incident matches. It is not in Mireles' book Crash report http://5bfts.tweedies.biz/arcadia/pages/Crosskey%20accident/Crosskey%20accident%20report.aspx Thanks again Paul

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