On this day, Friday, October 30, 1981 B-52D 55-0078 was lost.
Crashed and destroyed October 30 1981: On low-level route during night mission simulating a bombing run. It was flying about 400 feet altitude just before it crashed into the south-eastern Colorado prairie, when it struck a 20-foot sand dune about nine miles east of La Junta, CO Call Sign: Unknown
Crew was From 22nd BW, All eight on board were killed.
Pilot: Captain James L. MacGregor - 31 Chowchilla, California USAF - Killed
Co-Pilot: Captain Gani Aydoner - 30 Kaysville, Utah USAF - Killed
Navigator: First Lieutenant Kendall E. Wallace - 25 Laguna Beach, California USAF - Killed
Radar Navigator:Captain Clifford R Duane USAF - Killed
Electronic Warfare Officer: Captain Stanley H. Eddleman - 28 Sparta, Illinois USAF - Killed
Gunner: Senior Airman Timothy E. McFarland - 23 Tucson, Airzona USAF - Killed
Crew Chief:Airman First Class Bruce E. Schaefer - 22 Beloit, Wisconsin USAF - Killed
Crew Chief:Airman First Class David W. Smith - 20 Pasadena, Texas USAF - Killed
Crashed and destroyed October 30 1981: On low-level route during night mission simulating a bombing run. It was flying about 400 feet altitude just before it crashed into the south-eastern Colorado prairie, when it struck a 20-foot sand dune about nine miles east of La Junta, CO Call Sign: Unknown
Crew was From 22nd BW, All eight on board were killed.
Pilot: Captain James L. MacGregor - 31 Chowchilla, California USAF - Killed
Co-Pilot: Captain Gani Aydoner - 30 Kaysville, Utah USAF - Killed
Navigator: First Lieutenant Kendall E. Wallace - 25 Laguna Beach, California USAF - Killed
Radar Navigator:Captain Clifford R Duane USAF - Killed
Electronic Warfare Officer: Captain Stanley H. Eddleman - 28 Sparta, Illinois USAF - Killed
Gunner: Senior Airman Timothy E. McFarland - 23 Tucson, Airzona USAF - Killed
Crew Chief:Airman First Class Bruce E. Schaefer - 22 Beloit, Wisconsin USAF - Killed
Crew Chief:Airman First Class David W. Smith - 20 Pasadena, Texas USAF - Killed
On this day, Friday, October 30, 1981 B-52D 55-0078 was lost.
Crashed and destroyed October 30 1981: On low-level route during night mission simulating a bombing run. It was flying about 400 feet altitude just before it crashed into the south-eastern Colorado prairie, when it struck a 20-foot sand dune about nine miles east of La Junta, CO Call Sign: Unknown
Crew was From 22nd BW, All eight on board were killed.
Pilot: Captain James L. MacGregor - 31 Chowchilla, California USAF - Killed
Co-Pilot: Captain Gani Aydoner - 30 Kaysville, Utah USAF - Killed
Navigator: First Lieutenant Kendall E. Wallace - 25 Laguna Beach, California USAF - Killed
Radar Navigator:Captain Clifford R Duane USAF - Killed
Electronic Warfare Officer: Captain Stanley H. Eddleman - 28 Sparta, Illinois USAF - Killed
Gunner: Senior Airman Timothy E. McFarland - 23 Tucson, Airzona USAF - Killed
Crew Chief:Airman First Class Bruce E. Schaefer - 22 Beloit, Wisconsin USAF - Killed
Crew Chief:Airman First Class David W. Smith - 20 Pasadena, Texas USAF - Killed
Crashed and destroyed October 30 1981: On low-level route during night mission simulating a bombing run. It was flying about 400 feet altitude just before it crashed into the south-eastern Colorado prairie, when it struck a 20-foot sand dune about nine miles east of La Junta, CO Call Sign: Unknown
Crew was From 22nd BW, All eight on board were killed.
Pilot: Captain James L. MacGregor - 31 Chowchilla, California USAF - Killed
Co-Pilot: Captain Gani Aydoner - 30 Kaysville, Utah USAF - Killed
Navigator: First Lieutenant Kendall E. Wallace - 25 Laguna Beach, California USAF - Killed
Radar Navigator:Captain Clifford R Duane USAF - Killed
Electronic Warfare Officer: Captain Stanley H. Eddleman - 28 Sparta, Illinois USAF - Killed
Gunner: Senior Airman Timothy E. McFarland - 23 Tucson, Airzona USAF - Killed
Crew Chief:Airman First Class Bruce E. Schaefer - 22 Beloit, Wisconsin USAF - Killed
Crew Chief:Airman First Class David W. Smith - 20 Pasadena, Texas USAF - Killed
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