ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 111159
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| Date: | Thursday 26 July 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American AT-6C Texan |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-44392 |
| MSN: | 88-14295 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 15M E Salome, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Lt. David Boyd Gardner and his companion, Lt. Guy Oliver Fry, of Boise, Idaho, were killed instantly Thursday afternoon, July 26, when their plane crashed in the desert about 60 miles west of Phoenix, Arizona.
Lt. Gardner and Lt. Fry were on a low altitude routine flight when it was observed that their plane had left the formation. No crash was seen, but on the return trip, the wreckage was located and it proved to be the missing plane. Both officers were killed instantly. The motor had been hurled some distance, and burned, but not the plane.
Sources:
David Gardner's obituary
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2018 13:53 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 16-Dec-2020 17:19 | shootski | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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