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Re: US aircraft histories
Hi Paul,
The US aircraft history cards are similar to the UK ones. They include the aircraft type, number (in this case 9593 and not 9293, typo on my part), contract number and engine model. It then lists the various units the aircraft was assigned to. Also included is a trouble report. This covers crashes/accidents and brief details of the damage caused.
These aircraft suffered a number of accidents but no mention is made of any pilot names. All it says for the 9593 crash is;
9-12-35 VB-5B Crashed to complete destruction in the sea. Engine #1178. Strike both.
Remember the US put the month first. I think I would need to find an actual accident (MACR?) report to get the full details of the accident. I'll see if the Smithsonian has them and how much they cost.
I received the history cards for 27 aircraft, although one aircraft was missing. It came to 45 pages and I was charged $27 including postage to Scotland, which is no too bad. From making my original enquiry on 27th Sept to receiving the info hasn't taken that long.
Alex
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