ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63650
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| Date: | Friday 30 September 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 44-83567 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 mi W of Raton, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed into hill due to bad visibility after encountering thunderstorm. Coordinates listed on Cert. of Death was 36 deg 59'N; 104 deg 27' 30"W
Those killed were stationed at Lowry AFB, Denver, Colorado. All were WWII Veterans.
Walter C Williams, USAF, Buried: Sharon, Pennsylvania
Melvin R Truman, USAF, Buried: Dallas, Texas
James L Reidinger, USAF, Buried Little Rock, Arkansas
Martin L Murray, USAF, Buried Rapid City, South Dakota
Floyd C Melton, Jr. USAF, Buried Waco, Texas
Frank M Kackstetter, USAF, Buried Fairmount Maus., Denver, Colorado
James R Irby, USAF, Buried East Point, Georgia
Carl A Hill, USAF, Buried Mount Ida, Arkansas
Arthur L Gaudreault, USAF, Buried South Berwick, Maine
Melvin C Brock, USAF, Buried Salt Lake City, Utah
Sources:
El Tiempo 2 October 1949, p8
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 12-May-2011 06:04 | Peter | Updated |
| 04-May-2014 17:51 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 12-Apr-2015 06:09 | stubucks | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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