Charles Arthur Bassett, II

1931 - 1966  (34 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Charles Arthur Bassett
  Suffix	II
  Born	30 Dec 1931	Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	U.S. Air Force
  Occupation	Astronaut Trainee.
  		See & Bassett. Elliott See and Charles Bassett were chosen as the primary crew for Gemini IX-A. It would have been their first space flight.
  		NASA 901. On February 28, 1966, See and Bassett flew from Ellington Field, Texas to Saint Louis, Missouri in a T-38 training jet. They were planning to train in the rendezvous simulator at the McDonnell-Douglas facility. Due to poor weather they came in too far down the runway to attempt a landing. See turned intending to make another approach. Unfortunately they were too low and the plane struck McDonnell Building 101, where technicians were working on the spacecraft See and Bassett were scheduled to fly. Both pilots were killed.
  Died	28 Feb 1966	Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri
  Buried	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States
  		Charles Arthur Bassett II Headstone. Charles Arthur Bassett II Headstone.
  Person ID	I64479	Nagel
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Charles Arthur Bassett, I,   b. 3 May 1897, Muskegon County, Michigan ,   d. 19 Oct 1957, Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio  (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	France Belle Milby Shemaker James,   b. 12 Feb 1907, Bexar County, Texas ,   d. 9 Feb 1993, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota  (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F19950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Dec 1931 - Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio Died - 28 Feb 1966 - Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri Buried - - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Charles Bassett. Charles Bassett.
  		Charles Bassett He was scheduled as the pilot of the Gemini IX-A mission. Tragically he was killed in a training accident.