RABBITT v. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

No. 72 Civ. 2323.

383 F.Supp. 1065 (1974)

Catherine RABBITT, as Executrix of the Estate of James F. Rabbitt, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE, Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

As Amended November 6, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Odom, Sausalito, Cal., for plaintiff.

Paul J. Curran, U. S. Atty., New York City, Samuel Wilson, Asst. U. S. Atty., for defendant.


LASKER, District Judge.

On December 1, 1970, a fire engulfed an Air Force F-4C aircraft, killing James F. Rabbitt, a Captain in the United States Air Force and navigator of the damaged plane. The explosion which caused the fire occurred during a refueling operation at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. After conducting an investigation of the accident, the Air Force compiled an Aircraft Accident Investigation Report (AAIR). Attorney for plaintiff, the Executrix...

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