Sergeant, 450 Base Unit, Hammer Field, Fresno, U.S. Army Air Corps.
TB-26B Marauder #41-18241, 450th Base Unit, crashed onto Highway 41 just north of the Pinedale neighborhood of Fresno, California, two minutes after takeoff from Hammer Field. The pilot radioed the control tower that his engine was cutting out and he was cleared for an immediate return to the field.
All six airmen aboard were killed:
2nd Lt. Arthur C Middleton, Jr, pilot
2nd Lt. Bernard Prizer
Sgt. John B Szucs
Cpl. Paul Brown
Cpl. Paul E Redhead
2nd Lt. Arthur C. Middleton, Jr., O-743474, CA, Pilot
2nd Lt. Bernard Prizer, O-763854, OH, Co-Pizer
Sgt. Joseph J. Hizny, 13116832, PA, Flight Engineer
Sgt. John B. Szucs, 32673163, NY, Passenger
Cpl. Paul Brown, 19062983, TX, Passenger
Cpl. Paul E. Redhead, 35059659, OH, Flight Engineer
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Entered the service from Pennsylvania; ASN 13116832.
TB-26B Marauder #41-18241, 450th Base Unit, crashed onto Highway 41 just north of the Pinedale neighborhood of Fresno, California, two minutes after takeoff from Hammer Field. The pilot radioed the control tower that his engine was cutting out and he was cleared for an immediate return to the field.
All six airmen aboard were killed:
2nd Lt. Arthur C Middleton, Jr, pilot
2nd Lt. Bernard Prizer
Sgt. John B Szucs
Cpl. Paul Brown
Cpl. Paul E Redhead
2nd Lt. Arthur C. Middleton, Jr., O-743474, CA, Pilot
2nd Lt. Bernard Prizer, O-763854, OH, Co-Pizer
Sgt. Joseph J. Hizny, 13116832, PA, Flight Engineer
Sgt. John B. Szucs, 32673163, NY, Passenger
Cpl. Paul Brown, 19062983, TX, Passenger
Cpl. Paul E. Redhead, 35059659, OH, Flight Engineer
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Entered the service from Pennsylvania; ASN 13116832.
Sergeant, 450 Base Unit, Hammer Field, Fresno, U.S. Army Air Corps.
TB-26B Marauder #41-18241, 450th Base Unit, crashed onto Highway 41 just north of the Pinedale neighborhood of Fresno, California, two minutes after takeoff from Hammer Field. The pilot radioed the control tower that his engine was cutting out and he was cleared for an immediate return to the field.
All six airmen aboard were killed:
2nd Lt. Arthur C Middleton, Jr, pilot
2nd Lt. Bernard Prizer
Sgt. John B Szucs
Cpl. Paul Brown
Cpl. Paul E Redhead
2nd Lt. Arthur C. Middleton, Jr., O-743474, CA, Pilot
2nd Lt. Bernard Prizer, O-763854, OH, Co-Pizer
Sgt. Joseph J. Hizny, 13116832, PA, Flight Engineer
Sgt. John B. Szucs, 32673163, NY, Passenger
Cpl. Paul Brown, 19062983, TX, Passenger
Cpl. Paul E. Redhead, 35059659, OH, Flight Engineer
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Entered the service from Pennsylvania; ASN 13116832.
TB-26B Marauder #41-18241, 450th Base Unit, crashed onto Highway 41 just north of the Pinedale neighborhood of Fresno, California, two minutes after takeoff from Hammer Field. The pilot radioed the control tower that his engine was cutting out and he was cleared for an immediate return to the field.
All six airmen aboard were killed:
2nd Lt. Arthur C Middleton, Jr, pilot
2nd Lt. Bernard Prizer
Sgt. John B Szucs
Cpl. Paul Brown
Cpl. Paul E Redhead
2nd Lt. Arthur C. Middleton, Jr., O-743474, CA, Pilot
2nd Lt. Bernard Prizer, O-763854, OH, Co-Pizer
Sgt. Joseph J. Hizny, 13116832, PA, Flight Engineer
Sgt. John B. Szucs, 32673163, NY, Passenger
Cpl. Paul Brown, 19062983, TX, Passenger
Cpl. Paul E. Redhead, 35059659, OH, Flight Engineer
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Entered the service from Pennsylvania; ASN 13116832.
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SGT, 450 AAF BASE UNIT WORLD WAR II
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