FREDERICKSBURG
MAN DIES IN CRASH
SO HADLEY, Mass, May 29 (INS)--Army authorities sought today to determine the cause of the crash of a B-24 bomber in which 10 fliers died as it crashed into the side of Mt Holyoke during a night combat training flight.
None of the fliers were able to escape for it burst into flame just before crashing.
Included in the dead was Sgt. Wilburn H. Dechert, 21, Fredericksburg, Texas, flight engineer.
San Antonio Light
May 29, 1944
Enlisted in the US Army January 16, 1943, at Fort Sam Houston.
MAN DIES IN CRASH
SO HADLEY, Mass, May 29 (INS)--Army authorities sought today to determine the cause of the crash of a B-24 bomber in which 10 fliers died as it crashed into the side of Mt Holyoke during a night combat training flight.
None of the fliers were able to escape for it burst into flame just before crashing.
Included in the dead was Sgt. Wilburn H. Dechert, 21, Fredericksburg, Texas, flight engineer.
San Antonio Light
May 29, 1944
Enlisted in the US Army January 16, 1943, at Fort Sam Houston.
FREDERICKSBURG
MAN DIES IN CRASH
SO HADLEY, Mass, May 29 (INS)--Army authorities sought today to determine the cause of the crash of a B-24 bomber in which 10 fliers died as it crashed into the side of Mt Holyoke during a night combat training flight.
None of the fliers were able to escape for it burst into flame just before crashing.
Included in the dead was Sgt. Wilburn H. Dechert, 21, Fredericksburg, Texas, flight engineer.
San Antonio Light
May 29, 1944
Enlisted in the US Army January 16, 1943, at Fort Sam Houston.
MAN DIES IN CRASH
SO HADLEY, Mass, May 29 (INS)--Army authorities sought today to determine the cause of the crash of a B-24 bomber in which 10 fliers died as it crashed into the side of Mt Holyoke during a night combat training flight.
None of the fliers were able to escape for it burst into flame just before crashing.
Included in the dead was Sgt. Wilburn H. Dechert, 21, Fredericksburg, Texas, flight engineer.
San Antonio Light
May 29, 1944
Enlisted in the US Army January 16, 1943, at Fort Sam Houston.
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ASN 39866342 Crew 145 Westover Field, Mass.
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