18 dec 1944 AT-7s collision

[James A Pratt III]

A friend of mine is looking for some more info on a 18 Dec 1944 mid-air collision of AT-7C #43-50028 and AT-7 #41-1171 near Palestine and Elkhart Anderson county Texas. Names of the men on board all KIFA:

2Lt Newmyer, John Jr
A/C (Aviation Cadet) Roth, Edmund l
Maj Strickland, Rickard Lyman Jr
A/C Rivers, Morris E
A/C Ricker, Russel E in AT-7C #43-50028
2Lt Bither, William H Co-pilot AT-7C #43-50028
2Lt Taber, Miles B
Flt/O Wellman, Rollins C

Thanks in advance.