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AVC Edgar C Bessels

Birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
6 Dec 1942 (aged 27)
San Bernardino County, California, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Unknown (Possibly Scarsdale, NY) Add to Map
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Aviation Cadet Bessels was one of four airmen killed aboard AT-11 Kansan #41-27381 in a ground collision crash at Bombing and Gunnery Target Range #5, Victorville Army Airfield, California.

Three other airmen were killed:

2nd Lt. Richard D Radmore
2nd Lt. C Norman Wakefield
AVC William W Bonner
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Scarsdale Inquirer, Number 47, 18 December 1942:

Funeral Services Held

Funeral services for Aviation Cadet Edgar C. Bessels, Jr., of 167 Boulevard, killed in a training plane accident last week, were held on
Tuesday evening at the Union Church of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
Aviation Cadet Bessels was one of four airmen killed aboard AT-11 Kansan #41-27381 in a ground collision crash at Bombing and Gunnery Target Range #5, Victorville Army Airfield, California.

Three other airmen were killed:

2nd Lt. Richard D Radmore
2nd Lt. C Norman Wakefield
AVC William W Bonner
~
Scarsdale Inquirer, Number 47, 18 December 1942:

Funeral Services Held

Funeral services for Aviation Cadet Edgar C. Bessels, Jr., of 167 Boulevard, killed in a training plane accident last week, were held on
Tuesday evening at the Union Church of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.

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