Las Vegas - Las Vegas

On May 25, 1944 at 12:00 AM, Las Vegas - Las Vegas experienced a crash involving Martin B-26 Marauder, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Van Buren Arkansas.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew was engaged in a training mission from the Las Vegas Army Air Field. While cruising in stormy weather, the Martin AT-23A Marauder crashed in a mountainous area located near Craffe, some 15 miles northeast of Van Buren, Arkansas. All seven crew members were killed. Crew: Cpl Harry M. Covert, Lt T. Getson, 2nd Lt William T. Pearson, 2nd Lt Curtis H. Myers, 2nd Lt George M. Stewart, S/S Robert F. Thompson, Sgt Raymond Mascio.

Aircraft reference details include registration 42-95697.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.5759°, -92.4916°.