History:
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."
BT-13
- Serial#'s - 42-89683
