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Contact Info
Home Town Cleveland, Ohio
Last Address Houston, Texas
Date of Passing Mar 07, 1943
Location of Interment Mountain View Cemetery - Oakland, California
The weather in Houston had been terrible and the planes were grounded. When the weather cleared, the students from 43-4 were eager to practice spins in the PT-19s. But something went wrong with one of the flights and Margaret and her instructor dove straight into the ground. The training command ordered that the accident be kept quiet. Since these women were not considered as military at the time, they were not entiled to burial expenses or survivor's benefits. Jacquelin Cochran took care of all the expenses and Mrs. Deaton escorts Margaret's body home.
Margaret was a 1931 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. She took up flying in 1933 after meeting Amelia Earhart.
Aircraft/Missile Information
General characteristics
* Crew: two, student and instructor * Length: 28 ft (8.53 m) * Wingspan: 36 ft (10.97 m) * Height: 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) * Loaded weight: 2,545 lb (1,154 kg) * Powerplant: 1× Fairchild Ranger L-440-3, 200 hp ()
Performance
* Maximum speed: 132 mph (212 km/h) * Range: 430 mi (692 km) * Service ceiling 15,300 ft (4,663 m)
