Information received from Find A Grave volunteer, John Andrew Prime:
A B-29 bomber assigned to the 352nd Bomb Squadron of the 301st Bomb Wing, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Bossier Parish, La., Tail No. B-29 44-27261, crashed on takeoff from Wheelus Air Base, Tripoli, Libya, on Feb. 2, 1953. The 14 crew members from Barksdale and one flier not assigned to the base all were killed.
In addition to Corvelli, who was the navigator, killed in the crash were:
Capt Charles Wayne Eley, aircraft commander: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73796649
1st LT Lonzo Preston Armstrong, pilot: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27631568
1st LT John Thomas Hackbarth, bombardier: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797174
2nd LT Frederick William Young, radar observer: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797348
MSGT William H Grant, medical specialist: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797438
TSGT David W Bolstad:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/384058
SGT Frederick W Jones:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797677
A2C Harold David Bellotte:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25525343
A1C Talmadge Lavern Kloster, gunner: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73798059
Airman Frank James Lovvorn, radio operator: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797990
A1C James Clark McDowell: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797918
A1C Donald V Wilson, gunner: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73800061
A1C James A Yuvan, gunner: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73799168
A B-29 bomber assigned to the 352nd Bomb Squadron of the 301st Bomb Wing, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Bossier Parish, La., Tail No. B-29 44-27261, crashed on takeoff from Wheelus Air Base, Tripoli, Libya, on Feb. 2, 1953. The 14 crew members from Barksdale and one flier not assigned to the base all were killed.
In addition to Corvelli, who was the navigator, killed in the crash were:
Capt Charles Wayne Eley, aircraft commander: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73796649
1st LT Lonzo Preston Armstrong, pilot: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27631568
1st LT John Thomas Hackbarth, bombardier: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797174
2nd LT Frederick William Young, radar observer: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797348
MSGT William H Grant, medical specialist: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797438
TSGT David W Bolstad:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/384058
SGT Frederick W Jones:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797677
A2C Harold David Bellotte:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25525343
A1C Talmadge Lavern Kloster, gunner: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73798059
Airman Frank James Lovvorn, radio operator: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797990
A1C James Clark McDowell: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797918
A1C Donald V Wilson, gunner: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73800061
A1C James A Yuvan, gunner: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73799168
Information received from Find A Grave volunteer, John Andrew Prime:
A B-29 bomber assigned to the 352nd Bomb Squadron of the 301st Bomb Wing, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Bossier Parish, La., Tail No. B-29 44-27261, crashed on takeoff from Wheelus Air Base, Tripoli, Libya, on Feb. 2, 1953. The 14 crew members from Barksdale and one flier not assigned to the base all were killed.
In addition to Corvelli, who was the navigator, killed in the crash were:
Capt Charles Wayne Eley, aircraft commander: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73796649
1st LT Lonzo Preston Armstrong, pilot: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27631568
1st LT John Thomas Hackbarth, bombardier: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797174
2nd LT Frederick William Young, radar observer: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797348
MSGT William H Grant, medical specialist: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797438
TSGT David W Bolstad:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/384058
SGT Frederick W Jones:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797677
A2C Harold David Bellotte:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25525343
A1C Talmadge Lavern Kloster, gunner: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73798059
Airman Frank James Lovvorn, radio operator: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797990
A1C James Clark McDowell: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797918
A1C Donald V Wilson, gunner: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73800061
A1C James A Yuvan, gunner: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73799168
A B-29 bomber assigned to the 352nd Bomb Squadron of the 301st Bomb Wing, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Bossier Parish, La., Tail No. B-29 44-27261, crashed on takeoff from Wheelus Air Base, Tripoli, Libya, on Feb. 2, 1953. The 14 crew members from Barksdale and one flier not assigned to the base all were killed.
In addition to Corvelli, who was the navigator, killed in the crash were:
Capt Charles Wayne Eley, aircraft commander: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73796649
1st LT Lonzo Preston Armstrong, pilot: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27631568
1st LT John Thomas Hackbarth, bombardier: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797174
2nd LT Frederick William Young, radar observer: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797348
MSGT William H Grant, medical specialist: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797438
TSGT David W Bolstad:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/384058
SGT Frederick W Jones:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797677
A2C Harold David Bellotte:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25525343
A1C Talmadge Lavern Kloster, gunner: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73798059
Airman Frank James Lovvorn, radio operator: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797990
A1C James Clark McDowell: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73797918
A1C Donald V Wilson, gunner: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73800061
A1C James A Yuvan, gunner: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73799168
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