BT-13B 42-89683 wreck in White Mountains Arizona on October 13 1944

BT-13B 42-89683 wreck in White Mountains Arizona on October 13, 1944

Flying to Marana Army Air Field (Tucson) from Albuquerque, BT-13B (42-89683) crashed in the White Mountains while attempting to avoid a thunderstorm on October 13, 1944. 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 reported Rutter arrived in McNary "bruised and dazed."

Below are a few photos from a long, long time ago. Hopefully, I'll make it back up there one day and photograph everything with a digital camera.

Not much remains of the BT-13 located high in the White Mountains.

Remains of one of the wings.

DAYTON, Ohio -- Vultee BT-13B Valiant (foreground) and Stearman PT-13D Kaydet in the World War II Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Rollbar from the BT-13.