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Elmer Van Morgan

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Elmer Van Morgan

Birth
Death
16 Sep 1960 (aged 29)
Burial
Spring Hope, Nash County, North Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.9026153, Longitude: -78.0586444
Memorial ID
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s/o Richard and Eleanor Brooks Tunnell Morgan

Died in a plane crash leaving Guam enroute to California

The aircraft was carrying American servicemen and dependants. Less than a minute after taking off, the aircraft crashed on Mt. Barrigada bursting into flames on impact. The casualties were more attributable to the effects of the fire than the crash. Failure of the pilot to comply with published departure procedures by initiating a right turn before attaining an altitude of 1,000 ft.
s/o Richard and Eleanor Brooks Tunnell Morgan

Died in a plane crash leaving Guam enroute to California

The aircraft was carrying American servicemen and dependants. Less than a minute after taking off, the aircraft crashed on Mt. Barrigada bursting into flames on impact. The casualties were more attributable to the effects of the fire than the crash. Failure of the pilot to comply with published departure procedures by initiating a right turn before attaining an altitude of 1,000 ft.


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