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G. Pat Macha
Speaker Engagement
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Author
"Aircraft
Wrecks..." Book
Host
"Wreck
Finding" DVD
Peter Stekel in August
2007 at the crash site of USAAF Beechcraft AT-7 #41-21079 that was posted
missing on 11/18/42 training flight. Peter has a book in the works on this
most interesting story.
To learn more click here.
Addendum added 3/13/2008
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Missing Aircraft in California
Stories with Returned Artifacts
B-24D 4/9/44
B-24L
1/30/45
B-25D
10/2/44
P-59A
3/1/45
TP-39N
9/6/44
Story Archive
Northrop
A-17
B-12A
5/28/35
B-24E
12/5/43
B-24J
5/16/44
B-24J
5/5/44
BT-13A
1/8/43
C119C Mystery
C182C
11/10/69
C-46A
10/5/45
DC-3
11/21/50
F-105D
12/7/67
F3D-2
1952-53
F3H-2N
10/3/56
F4U-4
4/23/46
F6F-5N
3/6/49
F9F-5
2/2/57
FG-1A
5/5/45
JF-104A
5/1/57
JF-104A
11/22/66
Mooney M20
12/3176
P-38
5/4/44
P-38/EA-3B 6/18/44 & 9/10/62
PA-22
10/28/56
PBJ-1D
4/26/44
SA-16A
1/24/52
TB-25N
1/26/56
TBM-3
10/1/52
TS-2A
10/5/98
TWA Martin 404
2/19/55
YF-89D
10/20/53
Monument Site
B-24E
7/5/43
B-24E
3/3/44
B-24J
5/4/45
B-25D
10/2/44
B-24J/TF100C 7/2/44 & 4/9/57
B-26
12/30/41
Beechcraft 95
C-130A
6/17/02
New Story
DC-6B
10/1/92
DH-4B
12/7/22
FJ-4
3/27/61
N-3PB
4/21/43
P-40's
10/24/41
P2V5/C118A
2/1/58
PV-1
2/24/44
X-15
11/15/67
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Remembrance
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Addendum 3/13/08
Another Long Missing Aircraft
Picture
Archive
Latest picture posted 5/9/08
How to ID a micro-site
ID a micro-site
Info added
5/15/2007
Related Story
World War II
Airman Found
Frozen in Glacier
Continuing story
9/28/07
Articles
For a complete list of articles featuring G.
Pat Macha
Latest article
3/20/2007
Related Links, Organizations
&
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Latest posting 6/29/2007
Beechcraft 95 story
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Adorned with the coins of
passerby’s the words on the monument marker simply state the truth of the
day. “IN LOVING MEMORY…
See story & photos
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Sgt. Michael Rudich USAAF (1924-1944) radio operator
aboard #42-41128.
( Photo courtesy Marcia Shealey)
B-24D story |
Marie Michell Robinson lost her
life in service to our Nation on 10/2/44.
We remember her and her crewmates, and we honor their sacrifice.
B-25 & WASP story
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2nd Lt. Pat L. Montgomery upon earning his wings in
July, 1944. In less than two months he would join the ranks of more than 35,000
airmen and women who would lose their lives while flying in and around the
continental United States during the Second World War.
TP-39N story
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Captain
Calvin K. Vermillion USMC on the left stands next to his brother 2nd
Lt. Ken Vermillion USMC.
FG-1A story |
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2nd Lt. Floyd P. Hart USAAF co-pilot on
Consolidated B-24E # 42-7160 that crashed on San Miguel Island 7/5/43.
(Photo courtesy Mark McDonald)
B-24E story |
Aviation Cadet Rex R
Phillips, circa 1943 standing in front of his USAAF Stearman PT-17. On
8/1/44 he was co-pilot on B-24D #42-72862 that mid-aired at 20,000’ over
Death Valley, CA. with B-24J #42-78532 killing all seventeen crewmen on
both aircraft with only one survivor. Expanded story to be posted soon.
(Photo courtesy Judy Beal)
See photo in picture archive page 6 |
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Beechcraft AT-11 #41-9497 was flown by
USAAF 2ndLt Clarence D. Lambert,
shown here shortly before he crashed into the rugged Santa Ynez
Mountains
north of Santa Barbara, Ca. on 1/30/44 with fatal result for himself and
his crew. (Photo courtesy Marc McDonald) |
Aviation Cadet Rex C. Corder prepares to board his USAAF Boeing/Stearman
PT-17 in 1944. (Photo courtesy of the Corder Family)
Beechcraft 95 story |
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T/Sgt. Harvey Cook was killed on 1/30/45
near Victorville, CA following a distinguished combat career in the
India, China, Burma Theatre of Operations.
B-24L story |
Ensign Henry "Hank" Harding, Jr. kneels in
front of his USN Beechcraft
T-34B primary/basic trainer. On 3/27/61 Lt. JG Henry Harding, Jr. would
lose
his life in a crash of his FJ-4 on rugged Otay Mountain.
(Photo courtesy Marc Harding)
FJ-4 story
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