Son of Edward J. and Virginia M. (Walls) Connard, brother of George and Ethel.
The following from: The Holland Michigan Evening Sentinel, Wed, Oct 24, 1962, Page 26
23 October 1962 A USAF Boeing C-135B-BN Stratolifter, 62-4136, c/n 18476/C42, of the Military Air Transport Service, delivering a load of ammunition from McGuire AFB, New Jersey, to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, as part of the military response to the Cuban Missile Crisis, stalls and crashes short of the runway, killing all seven crew.
The 7 Crew members were:
Capt. James F Bailey, Aircraft commander, of Lexington TN (FAG#145829103)
Capt. John Baird, first pilot, of Fallbrook CA (FAG#3385764)
1st Lt. Jack F Duberteen, second pilot, of Elkhart IN (FAG#116231989)
Capt. Edward J Connard, navigator, of Milton DE (FAG#19435556)
1st Lt. Hahl P Hogge, navigator, of Nampa ID (FAG#66238014)
TSgt. Lester C Elliott, flight engineer, of Duenweg MO (FAG#60733297)
S Sgt Booker T Rigsby, loadmaster, of Kingston NC
The following from: The Holland Michigan Evening Sentinel, Wed, Oct 24, 1962, Page 26
23 October 1962 A USAF Boeing C-135B-BN Stratolifter, 62-4136, c/n 18476/C42, of the Military Air Transport Service, delivering a load of ammunition from McGuire AFB, New Jersey, to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, as part of the military response to the Cuban Missile Crisis, stalls and crashes short of the runway, killing all seven crew.
The 7 Crew members were:
Capt. James F Bailey, Aircraft commander, of Lexington TN (FAG#145829103)
Capt. John Baird, first pilot, of Fallbrook CA (FAG#3385764)
1st Lt. Jack F Duberteen, second pilot, of Elkhart IN (FAG#116231989)
Capt. Edward J Connard, navigator, of Milton DE (FAG#19435556)
1st Lt. Hahl P Hogge, navigator, of Nampa ID (FAG#66238014)
TSgt. Lester C Elliott, flight engineer, of Duenweg MO (FAG#60733297)
S Sgt Booker T Rigsby, loadmaster, of Kingston NC
Son of Edward J. and Virginia M. (Walls) Connard, brother of George and Ethel.
The following from: The Holland Michigan Evening Sentinel, Wed, Oct 24, 1962, Page 26
23 October 1962 A USAF Boeing C-135B-BN Stratolifter, 62-4136, c/n 18476/C42, of the Military Air Transport Service, delivering a load of ammunition from McGuire AFB, New Jersey, to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, as part of the military response to the Cuban Missile Crisis, stalls and crashes short of the runway, killing all seven crew.
The 7 Crew members were:
Capt. James F Bailey, Aircraft commander, of Lexington TN (FAG#145829103)
Capt. John Baird, first pilot, of Fallbrook CA (FAG#3385764)
1st Lt. Jack F Duberteen, second pilot, of Elkhart IN (FAG#116231989)
Capt. Edward J Connard, navigator, of Milton DE (FAG#19435556)
1st Lt. Hahl P Hogge, navigator, of Nampa ID (FAG#66238014)
TSgt. Lester C Elliott, flight engineer, of Duenweg MO (FAG#60733297)
S Sgt Booker T Rigsby, loadmaster, of Kingston NC
The following from: The Holland Michigan Evening Sentinel, Wed, Oct 24, 1962, Page 26
23 October 1962 A USAF Boeing C-135B-BN Stratolifter, 62-4136, c/n 18476/C42, of the Military Air Transport Service, delivering a load of ammunition from McGuire AFB, New Jersey, to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, as part of the military response to the Cuban Missile Crisis, stalls and crashes short of the runway, killing all seven crew.
The 7 Crew members were:
Capt. James F Bailey, Aircraft commander, of Lexington TN (FAG#145829103)
Capt. John Baird, first pilot, of Fallbrook CA (FAG#3385764)
1st Lt. Jack F Duberteen, second pilot, of Elkhart IN (FAG#116231989)
Capt. Edward J Connard, navigator, of Milton DE (FAG#19435556)
1st Lt. Hahl P Hogge, navigator, of Nampa ID (FAG#66238014)
TSgt. Lester C Elliott, flight engineer, of Duenweg MO (FAG#60733297)
S Sgt Booker T Rigsby, loadmaster, of Kingston NC
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