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Date: | Tuesday 17 April 1962 |
Time: | c. 16:00 |
Type: | Cessna T-37 |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Pecos, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Laughlin AFB, TX |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Struck telephon wires across the Pecos River canyon, caught fire and crashed in the river bed. 1°Lt James Edward Lingran (28) and 2°Lt William Elefson (23). Flying low about 20ft below the rim of the canyon and about 250ft above the river bed, about a half mile south of the Pecos River Hight Bridge.
Sources:
The Daily News-Telegram 18 April 1962, p6
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
18-Mar-2022 09:32 |
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18-Mar-2022 17:40 |
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