Bedford, Massachusetts, – July 23, 1942
Curtis P-40 Aircraft
U. S. Army Air Corps Photo
On July 23, 1942, a flight of P-40 aircraft were returning to Bedford Field after a formation training flight. One of those aircraft, (Ser. No. 41036509), piloted by 2nd Lt. Clyde W. Kaffenberger, crashed into a wooded hillside while making his landing approach. Kaffenberger did not survive.
Source:
Book, “Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents In The United States, 1941-1945”, by Anthony J. Mireles, C. 2006
