Visiting Bell UH-1D 66-0952 crash site. The Huey crashed on April 26, 1967, south of Tucson, Arizona, in the Santa Rita Mountains. At the time of the crash, the helicopter was on an assignment that was part of Project Cloud Gap. Please go to iTunes to download the episode, Huey crash on iTunes.

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Visiting North American AT-6 crash site. The aircraft crashed on December 24, 1942, east of Tucson, Arizona, in the Rincon Mountains. William James Watters was killed in the crash. Watters was one of many British cadets training at Falcon Field, Mesa, AZ, during WWII.

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Conversation with David McCurry about aerospace archaeology in the Pacific Northwest. Dave authored two books, Aircraft Wrecks of the Pacific Northwest volumes 1 and 2. Wrecks we discuss in this podcast include a DC-9, B-18, and a Lancaster. Thanks for listening.

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Visiting Vultee BT-13A, 42-1395, crash in Catalina Mountains on July 9, 1943.

Instructor Lowell V. Wright and Chinese aviation cadet Ming Chuan Chwei took off from Avra Auxiliary Field on the morning of July 9, 1943, for a routine flight. Avra Auxiliary Field was one of the many auxiliary fields associated with the larger Marana Army Air Field. Shortly after 10am, the plane crashed below Mt. Lemmon killing both occupants. Wreckage was located two days later. The Army Air Forces conducted an investigation with the hypothesis, “the instructor in the front cockpit had gone to sleep while the student was flying under the hood.”

Due to a few forest fires, erosion, flash flood, and dead trees falling on the wreck, a lot has changed at the crash site over the last few decades.

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Visiting McDonnell-Douglas RF-4B Bureau Number 153098, crash on October 22, 1975.

The men took off from El Toro on a photo reconnaissance mission. When the mission was over, they started to head back to El Toro until departure of controlled flight.

1st. Lt. Robert M. Bach was killed in the crash. Captain Robert Anderson successfully ejected.

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Two F-86s from Davis-Monthan’s 15th Fighter Interceptor Squadron collide over the Catalina Mountains.  Both pilots successfully bailed out. F-86D, 52-3623, crashed into the Catalina Mountains. The other F-86 righted itself after the pilot bailed out and flew east until it ran out of fuel and crashed in New Mexico.

Much of the debris from 52-3623 is located off the Butterfly Trail.

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Lieutenant (jg) R.F. Miller was ferrying a General Motors built FM-2 “Wildcat,” BuNo 16012, from Big Springs, TX, to San Diego, on January 13, 1944.  Lt. (jg) Miller passed over Vail, AZ, and was preparing to land at the Consolidated airport (now known as Tucson International Airport) when his engine died. 

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Boeing B-47E, 52-0320, crash into Santa Rita Mountains. I’m taking you on a virtual hike as we visit a B-47 crash site south of Tucson. B-47E, 52-0320, crashed on April 4, 1959, at approximately 1:20am killing all three men onboard. 

The plane was preparing to land when it crashed into the north side of the Santa Rita Mountains.

Killed in the crash:

Major Kermit Alan Wagner

Lt. Thomas A. Wilkie

Lt. Richard L. Anderson (possibly Richard L. Andersen)

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Congressional Candidate, Martha McSally, first female pilot to fly in combat and first female to command a fighter squadron, joins me for this episode of Warbird Show.

Colonel McSally is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. She's an A-10 pilot with 325 combat hours. She also has a Masters degree in Public Policy from Harvard.

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TB-25J-30, 44-31183, crashes southeast of Will Rogers Field on January 29, 1946. Hear how Jeff Wilkinson from Oklahoma Wreckchasing, www.okwreckchasing.org, was able to track down the crash site and connect with a relative of the Flight Engineer. We also talk about Will Rogers Field (Will Rogers World Airport) and Jeff's current research projects.

TB-25J crew:

Pilot, Lt. Colonel Robert R. Smith

Co-Pilot, Lt. Colonel Duane W. Beeson

Flight Engineer, Raymond D. Shepherd

Mishap report courtesy: U.S. Air Force

Other crash photos and aerial photo courtesy: Jeff Wilkinson

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