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Creation Date
2026
Description
Image belonged to RAF cadet Jim Watters, 5BFTS Course 25. The reverse side of image 1, it has a description of a photo taken after a crash when AT6-D code CG stalled at 50ft on landing with damaged wing after a mid-air collision. The crash was between September 1 and 6, 1945, and was probably one of the very last crashes at the field. It is not known if Jim Watters was the pilot, co-pilot or was observing from the ground. None of those shown in images 1 and 2 has been identified
Keywords
RAF, WW2, 5BFTS, Riddle Field, Clewiston, Florida, Airplane, AT6, crash, cadet
