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Flight Personnel
On Braniff Flight 2 the flight crew consisted of Captain Vernon I. Powers and First Officer Oliver M. Huff.
Captain Powers, age 43, had logged a total flying time of approximately 10,984 hours and was the holder of an airline transport pilot certificate. His last physical examination, taken on March, 20, 1941, as required by the Civil Air Regulations, showed him to be in a satisfactory physical condition. Captain Powers had been flying over part of the route from Dallas, Texas, to Chicago, Illinois since 1929 and had been flying over all of the route since 1934. As captain for Braniff he had made frequent stops at the Wichita Municipal Airport in Douglas DC-3 airplanes.
First Officer Huff, age 31, had logged approximately 1680 hours and held a commercial pilot certificate with an instrument rating at the time of the accident. He had been employed by Braniff on May 29, 1940. His last physical examination, taken on March 1, 1941, as required by the Civil Air Regulations, indicated that he was in a satisfactory physical condition.
On TWA Flight 6 the flight crew consisted of Captain Edward Z. Boqua and First Officer David W. Richwine. There was also present in the cockpit, sitting in the jump seat, Captain Stanley M. Kasper.
Captain Boqua, age 36, had accumulated approximately 7600 hours flying time and held an airline transport pilot certificate. His last physical examination, taken on May 10, 1941, as required by the Civil Air Regulations, showed him to be in a satisfactory physical condition.
