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| Date: | Tuesday 17 April 1962 |
| Time: | c. 16:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna T-37 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Pecos, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Laughlin AFB, TX |
Struck telephon wires across the Pecos River canyon, caught fire and crashed in the river bed. 1°Lt James Edward Lingran (28) and 2°Lt William Elefson (23). Flying low about 20ft below the rim of the canyon and about 250ft above the river bed, about a half mile south of the Pecos River Hight Bridge.
Sources:
The Daily News-Telegram 18 April 1962, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2022 09:32 | TB | Added |
| 18-Mar-2022 17:40 | TB | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
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