First Lieutenant McCarthy was the co-pilot of
KC-135 Stratotanker #58-0048.
Killed in the line of duty when the aerial
refueling tanker lost airspeed and crashed
on landing at Carswell Air Force Base,
Fort Worth, Texas.
All five airmen aboard perished when the jet's
wingtip struck the runway and caused a
cartwheel of the aircraft, resulting in a crash
and explosion.
Son of Francis E. and Margaret (Serra) McCarthy.
The other four service members were:
Maj Charles N Ventimiglia
Capt John C North
Maj John L Snow
A1C Bruce J Klaverkamp
Burial location provided by member K (#46537737)
*****
KC-135 Stratotanker #58-0048.
Killed in the line of duty when the aerial
refueling tanker lost airspeed and crashed
on landing at Carswell Air Force Base,
Fort Worth, Texas.
All five airmen aboard perished when the jet's
wingtip struck the runway and caused a
cartwheel of the aircraft, resulting in a crash
and explosion.
Son of Francis E. and Margaret (Serra) McCarthy.
The other four service members were:
Maj Charles N Ventimiglia
Capt John C North
Maj John L Snow
A1C Bruce J Klaverkamp
Burial location provided by member K (#46537737)
*****
First Lieutenant McCarthy was the co-pilot of
KC-135 Stratotanker #58-0048.
Killed in the line of duty when the aerial
refueling tanker lost airspeed and crashed
on landing at Carswell Air Force Base,
Fort Worth, Texas.
All five airmen aboard perished when the jet's
wingtip struck the runway and caused a
cartwheel of the aircraft, resulting in a crash
and explosion.
Son of Francis E. and Margaret (Serra) McCarthy.
The other four service members were:
Maj Charles N Ventimiglia
Capt John C North
Maj John L Snow
A1C Bruce J Klaverkamp
Burial location provided by member K (#46537737)
*****
KC-135 Stratotanker #58-0048.
Killed in the line of duty when the aerial
refueling tanker lost airspeed and crashed
on landing at Carswell Air Force Base,
Fort Worth, Texas.
All five airmen aboard perished when the jet's
wingtip struck the runway and caused a
cartwheel of the aircraft, resulting in a crash
and explosion.
Son of Francis E. and Margaret (Serra) McCarthy.
The other four service members were:
Maj Charles N Ventimiglia
Capt John C North
Maj John L Snow
A1C Bruce J Klaverkamp
Burial location provided by member K (#46537737)
*****
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