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Aircraft Wrecks in the Mountains and Deserts of the American West
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2nd Lt. Fred Wright Seaman,
USAAF was killed in the crash of his BT-13A 41-22056 on 1/6/44 near his
airbase at Gardner Field east of Taft, CA. while instructing a student
pilot in stall and spin recoveries. The student pilot, A/C Paul Nolan
was able to successfully bailout at the last moment from the spinning
BT-13A which crashed and exploded. 2nd Lt. Seaman holds his younger
brother on his shoulder in a photo taken on visit home in September
1943.
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.
FJ-4 story
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
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. Betty Jane Williams died on 12/8/08 following
complications related to a massive stroke she suffered on 11/12/08. She will
be well remembered and much beloved for her service to our Nation both as a
WWII WASP pilot and as a Lt. Col. USAFR (Ret.). The above photo was taken on
11/11/08 when Betty Jane was the keynote speaker at a Veterans Day ceremony
honoring missing WASP pilot Gertrude Tompkins Silver. Betty Jane Williams is
center in the photo with fellow WASP Ty Killen, left, and Violet Cowden on
the right. Godspeed Betty Jane as you fly your P-40 over St. Peter’s gates.
(Pat J. Macha photo)
Captain Calvin K.
Vermillion USMC on the left stands next to his brother 2nd Lt. Ken
Vermillion USMC.
Marie Michell Robinson lost her
life in service to our Nation on 10/2/44.
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