Aircraft Wrecks Of The Western States Volume 2

Author : David L. Mccurry,Don Hinton,Joe Idoni
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1794804250

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Aircraft Wrecks of the Western States, Volume 2 by David L. Mccurry,Don Hinton,Joe Idoni Pdf

The author, an aircraft wreckologist, together with several other like-minded friends, has investigated 32 crash sites in the Western States, both military and civilian, covering the period from World War II to the recent present. Together with hundreds of photos of the sites and wreckage found at them, four authors record their findings as well as the story of the crash and any investigations into the incident. This is the second of two volumes on aircraft wrecks in the Western desert and together with the three volumes on aircraft crash sites found in the Pacific Northwest, this series provides coverage for dozens of sites with thousands of photos, most in color. In contrast with the Pacific Northwest, aircraft wreck hunting in the deserts and mountains of Arizona, California, and Nevada is entirely different. With the absence of many trees, visibility and GPS reception is usually excellent. With a good set of binoculars one can spot gleaming pieces of wreckage in bright sunshine from many miles away. In addition to the historical coverage of the crashes and investigations, there is also much detail on the planning conducted before undertaking a wreckage search and also the care taken to leave the sites undisturbed. This book includes details of crashes of these aircraft types: NF-104A 56-762 (Chuck Yeager); C-124A "Deep 50"; F-80C; P-61C; B-52; A-7 Corsair "Sandy 24"; C-46A Commando; P-47; F-4C; F8F Bearcat; JRB-4; F9F Panther; U-2 "Dragon Lady"; F-89 Scorpion; F-104N N813NA (Joe Walker); X-15 56-6672 (Mike Adams); Banshee; C-1 downward ejection survival; IMPLY 84; XB-70 Valkyrie 62-207 (Al White, Carl Cross); Sierra Pacific Airlines Flight 802; Boeing B-50; Grumman OV-1D Mohawk; Starfighter; Lockheed Lodestar. Bibliography. 433 B&W and color photos. A Merriam Press Aviation History.

Author : David L McCurry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1716647061

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Aircraft Wrecks of the Western States by David L McCurry Pdf

The author, an aircraft wreckologist, together with several other like-minded friends, has investigated 30 crash sites in the Western States, both military and civilian, covering the period from World War II to the recent present. Together with hundreds of photos of the sites and wreckage found at them, the author records their findings as well as the story of the crash and any investigations into the incident. This is a follow-up volume to the three volumes the author produced for aircraft crash sites found in the Pacific Northwest. In contrast with the Pacific Northwest, aircraft wreck hunting in the deserts and mountains of Arizona, California, and Nevada is entirely different. With the absence of many trees, visibility and GPS reception is usually excellent. With a good set of binoculars one can spot gleaming pieces of wreckage in bright sunshine from many miles away. Weather is not usually too much of a factor although we have witnessed some ferocious thunderstorms and flash flooding which can be very dangerous. We also need to limit our hiking to early mornings or spring and fall months to avoid the intense heat of the summer. Normally crash sites are located miles out in the middle of nowhere in the southwestern deserts and accessed only by four-wheel-drive vehicles. Because of this, we bring at least two vehicles to have a backup in case if one breaks down. The vehicles are equipped with winches, shovels, and spare tires because getting stuck in sand is all too common. Before making trips out on the desert, our wreck hunting groups usually conduct meetings early in the mornings to make sure that everyone is accounted for and that we have plenty of survival supplies. This means that our backpacks are loaded with food and water, that we have cell phones and portable radios, and that we have several cases of extra drinking water. The vehicles are topped with gas, checked for tools and equipment, and tires are deflated to give better traction in sand. It is not uncommon to lose all cell phone coverage, so we test and make sure that each individual hiker has a functioning hand-held radio. We also bring along medical supplies onboard the vehicles and in the backpacks of each hiker. Without cell phone coverage we are unable to call for help and it is usually at least an hour drive out of the desert. We exercise caution and good judgment in knowing that help is going to be a long time coming. 535 mostly color and some B&W photos, bibliography.

Author : David L McCurry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 167809918X

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Aircraft Wrecks of the Pacific Northwest by David L McCurry Pdf

This second volume reports the findings of aviation wreckologists to examine the crash sites of military and civilian aircraft in the Pacific Northwest. There are 36 chapters, each covering an aircraft crash, the search and rescue efforts of each, what happened to the pilots and crews, and present day examination of the sites and remains of the aircraft. Aircraft wreck hunting better known as "Wreckchasing" among its thousands of new enthusiasts is a budding hobby throughout the entire United States and many European countries today. There has always been a strong interest in aviation but the intrigue with old historical aircraft is bringing that interest to the deserts and mountains in search of the remains of rare old aircraft that are seldom seen anymore. Some efforts have been made in the past to recover and restore some of these rare old aircraft wrecks for museums and back to flying status, but new efforts are being made to declare these as historical artifacts and preserve the remains on site. Wreckchasing groups have been formed throughout every geographical area within the United States as well as groups of trained aviation archaeologists banding together in an effort to preserve that part of our history and hopefully generate public interest to protect these old sites. Many of our best friends have been made through wreck hunting but most importantly, bringing some type of closure to surviving family members of those lost in some of these tragic accidents makes our wreck hunting efforts absolutely worthwhile. What is sometimes a fun adventure can other times be a long grueling hardship of spending weeks climbing high snow covered mountains and hiking miles of hot desert country in searches that turn up nothing. Other times with good luck and especially good planning, the efforts can be very rewarding noting that seldom though are any of these wreck hunts ever very easy which is why the wrecks are still there. It is a blessing that these kinds of accidents are rare anymore and for most of us involved in wreckchasing groups, it is important that we keep this part of our aviation history alive and respect those whom gave their lives testing and learning from early aviation technology so that today, we may live in a safe flying world! 491 photos, most in color. A Merriam Press Aviation History.

Author : David L. McCurry,Cye Laramie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 157638621X

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Aircraft Wrecks of the Pacific Northwest by David L. McCurry,Cye Laramie Pdf

Merriam Press Aviation History Series First Edition 2017 In the past decade, the role of aircraft wreck hunting as a hobby has changed more toward protecting crash sites as memorials, honoring those whom were lost, bringing closure to families, and placing memorial plaques in honor of those who were lost in these tragic accidents. For those of us who are offspring from the World War II generation, we feel an ever stronger sense of respect in honoring those that gave their lives for such a great cause. There is a strong sense of responsibility for us in keeping their names alive, and maybe it might be that we are the last real link to them. As youngsters we witnessed the war heroes that received a lot of attention especially those involved in the flying world, but it was sad to think of the aircrews that were lost states-wide whose names were never known. They never had a chance to fight a war, but they were just as much a hero as anyone else. Just think of where they might have gone in life. Contents: Chapter 1: Grand Coulee P-63A Kingcobra Chapter 2: Feathered Engine: A B-24's Failed Go Around Chapter 3: "Tommy's Tigator" Chapter 4: United Flight 173: Portland Oregon Chapter 5: Missing F4F Wildcats Found Chapter 6: Mid-Air Over The Olympics Chapter 7: General Aviation and Unidentified Sites Chapter 8: "Dutch Roll" Sheds Engines From Boeing 707 Jetliner Chapter 9: "Firewood One" Chapter 10: B-47E Refueling Technique Turns Night Mission Into Disaster Chapter 11: "Article 123" The Cover Up Chapter 12: Speed Brakes: A Fatal Consequence to a Sabre Jet Forced Landing Chapter 13: High Altitude Stall Downs P-47D Thunderbolt Chapter 14: Controlled Flight Into Terrain Chapter 15: Failure of Engine Turbine Wheel Severs Aft Fuselage from F-86D Sabre Chapter 16: Mid-Air Break-Up: The Touchet B-24 Tragedy Chapter 17: Broken Connecting Rod Ends Airacobra Night Flight Chapter 18: The Salish Peak F-89s Chapter 19: Ejection From F-86 Sabre Jet Conforms With Fire Warning Light Chapter 20: Echelon Formation Creates Airacobra Collision Chapter 21: Blackbird's Night Training Mission Goes Awry Chapter 22: Mystery Solved: Super Sabre Found Hundreds Of Miles Off Course Chapter 23: Inclement Weather: A Trap for a Vultee BT-13 Chapter 24: Snow Storm Dooms B-25 On Mt. Timpanogos Chapter 25: Phantom Jet Disappears On Routine Training Mission Chapter 26: Regina Airlines DC-3: Attempt at VFR Flight Proves Fatal Chapter 27: The Dakota Crewmen of Sulphur Mountain Chapter 28: In Weather Over Mountains And Out Of Gas Appendix I: Washington State Crash Locator List Appendix II: Oregon Crash Locator List Appendix III: Idaho Crash Locator List Bibliography and Suggested Reading 36 B&W and 313 color photos

Author : Charles Darby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081566692

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Pacific Aircraft Wrecks and where to Find Them by Charles Darby Pdf

Describes wreckage of Japanese military aircrafts found in Oceania.

Author : David L. McCurry,Cye Laramie,Dan Thomas Nelson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781678152468

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Aircraft Wrecks of the Pacific Northwest by David L. McCurry,Cye Laramie,Dan Thomas Nelson Pdf

Merriam Press Military History. Detailed history of each of 33 aircraft wreck sites visited and investigated by the authors, with photos of the aircraft before the accident, and numerous photos of the crash site and evidence found at the site. Includes Washington, Oregon and Idaho state crash locator lists. 354 color photos, 42 B&W photos.

Author : David L. McCurry,Cye Laramie,Dan Thomas Nelson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1483915751

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Aircraft Wrecks of the Pacific Northwest by David L. McCurry,Cye Laramie,Dan Thomas Nelson Pdf

Merriam Press Aviation History Series First Edition 2013 Aviation archaeology has grown significantly within the past ten years and is represented by groups throughout the entire United States and several countries abroad, mainly in Europe. As aircraft wrecks become much older, their historical significance becomes much greater. It is hoped by many modern day aviation archaeologists that with more public awareness, the historical significance becomes better understood and valued, and that many of these old crash sites will be saved and protected. Most surviving family members of those who lost their lives in these accidents consider these sites as hallowed ground and the mention of these to surviving crewmembers themselves still brings tears to their eyes. Recently, it has become fairly common for surviving family members to contact aviation archaeology groups in an effort to locate crash sites to help bring some type of closure to these families. As a group, we have been successful in making these connections, and in expressing our gratitude in helping with this effort, many aviation archaeologists have spent a lot of their own money, time, and research establishing and building memorials at these sites. It is an expression of their own respect for these families. Contents Missing B-18 Bomber Found on Oregon's Wolf Mountain Pikes Peak Claims B-17E 41-2598 Solving the Mystery of P-38E 41-2276 Two Dog Night in Ephrata Cape Lookout, Oregon: Low Flying B-17 Lost In Fog B-17 Spins Down From 20,000 Feet P-38 Exceeds Design Speed Limits B-24 Strikes Mountain Ridge On Night Training Flight Vertigo Claims The Life Of A Young Navy Pilot P-38 Spins Out of the Clouds B-24 Night Training Flight Ends Near Ukiah, Oregon F6F Hellcat Mysteriously Disappears From Pasco Naval Air Station B-24 Orienting For Instrument Practice Hits Mt. Harrison High-Altitude Stall Destroys Liberator B-24 Formation Flight Collides With Mountain At Night Carburetor Icing Dooms TBM Avenger Above Oregon's Blue Mountains B-25 Carrying Material From Maury Island UFO Incident Crashes B-29 On Training Mission For New Bomb Group Hits Mt. Spokane Northwest Airlines Martin 202 Dives Into Farm Field Snowblind: Rescue B-17 in Trouble Control Locking Mechanism Dooms C-124 Globemaster F-86D Sabre Fades From Radar Republic RF-84K Falls From Sky On To Riblet's Bluff First of its Type: West Coast Airlines Loses a DC-9 by Dan Thomas Nelson Explosion From Boeing B-47 Crash Observed Fifty Miles Away Day Mountain Claims KC-135A 'Mourn 79' Shadow Mountain Wreck: Faulty Altimeter Setting Claims KC-135A Japan Air Lines Convair 880: Training Flight's Tragic End Engine Fire Brings Down Lockheed C-130 Hercules Near Bliss, Idaho Eyewitness to Navy EA-6B Prowler Crash West Coast Airlines F-27 Hits Stukel Mountain During Snow Storm Crewless B-17 Bomber Crashes Near Harvard, Idaho Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat Strikes Low Hill On Night Strafing Mission Appendix 1: Washington State Crash Locator List Appendix 2: Oregon Crash Locator List Appendix 3: Idaho Crash Locator List 354 color, 42 B&W photos, bibliography

Author : Robert Widner
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781105707186

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Searching for Lost Warbirds in Florida Volume 2 by Robert Widner Pdf

Volume 2 of Searching for Lost Warbirds in Florida.

Author : Nicholas A. Veronico,Ian E. Abbott,Jeff Christner,Ed Davies,Craig Fuller,David L. McCurry,Michael H. Marlow,Tony Moore,James Douglas Scroggins III,Scott A. Thompson,David Trojan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0963633236

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Wreckchasing 102 by Nicholas A. Veronico,Ian E. Abbott,Jeff Christner,Ed Davies,Craig Fuller,David L. McCurry,Michael H. Marlow,Tony Moore,James Douglas Scroggins III,Scott A. Thompson,David Trojan Pdf

Finding an historic aircraft crash site is 95 percent research and five percent field work. Wreckchasing 102 is the continuation of the Wreckchasing series. Wreckchasing 101 discussed how to research aircraft crash sites and the many resources available while Wreckchasing 102 presents 16 stories for the arm-chair adventurer, taking them from the mountains and deserts of the United States to a forest outside Paris, France. Historic aircraft types range from commercial Boeing 247s, to DC-3s, C-46s and DC-10s; fighter aircraft such as the P-39 and P-51 to the F-86 and F-100 jets; and large bombers and patrol planes including the B-17, B-1A, and P-3 Orion. The accident and decades later search for these aircraft are told in detail. Sixteen chapters with more than 200 black and white photos.

Author : David L McCurry,Cye Laramie,Dan Thomas Nelson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1678085332

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Aircraft Wrecks of the Pacific Northwest by David L McCurry,Cye Laramie,Dan Thomas Nelson Pdf

This first of three volumes reports the findings of aviation wreckologists after examining the crash sites of military and civilian aircraft in the Pacific Northwest. There are 33 chapters, each covering an aircraft crash, the search and rescue efforts of each, what happened to the pilots and crews, and present day examination of the sites and remains of the aircraft. Aviation archaeology has grown significantly within the past ten years and is represented by groups throughout the entire United States and several countries abroad, mainly in Europe. As aircraft wrecks become much older, their historical significance becomes much greater. It is hoped by many modern day aviation archaeologists that with more public awareness, the historical significance becomes better understood and valued, and that many of these old crash sites will be saved and protected. Most surviving family members of those who lost their lives in these accidents consider these sites as hallowed ground and the mention of these to surviving crewmembers themselves still brings tears to their eyes. Recently, it has become fairly common for surviving family members to contact aviation archaeology groups in an effort to locate crash sites to help bring some type of closure to these families. As a group, we have been successful in making these connections, and in expressing our gratitude in helping with this effort, many aviation archaeologists have spent a lot of their own money, time, and research establishing and building memorials at these sites. It is an expression of their own respect for these families. With 396 photos, most in color. A Merriam Press Aviation History.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : MINN:30000011064593

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Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports by Anonim Pdf

Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.

Author : Christopher Shores,Giovanni Massimello,Russell Guest,Frank Olynyk,Winfried Bock
Publisher : Grub Street Publishing
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781910690970

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A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940–1945. Volume 2 by Christopher Shores,Giovanni Massimello,Russell Guest,Frank Olynyk,Winfried Bock Pdf

This second volume in the seminal series on aerial combat, pilots, and tactics in Libya and Egypt in the middle of World War II. In volume two of this series, historian Christopher Shores begins by exploring the 8th Army’s movements after Operation Crusader when they were forced back to the Gazala area in northeastern Libya, as well as their defeat in June, 1942, the loss of Tobruk, and the efforts of Allied air forces to protect their retreating troops. Shores continues with the heavy fighting that followed in the El Alamein region. This features the Western Desert Air Force and the arrival of the first Spitfires. The buildup of both army and air forces and the addition of new commanders on the ground aided the defeat of Rommel’s Deutsche Afrika Korps at Alam el Halfa, after which came the Second Battle of El Alamein. With the arrival of the United States Army Air Force, the Allied air forces gained dominance over the Axis. Shores recounts the lengthy pursuit of the Italo-German forces right across Libya, including the capture of Tripoli and the breakthrough into Southern Tunisia. This allowed a linkup with other Allied forces in Tunisia (whose story appears in Volume 3). Included with the action are stories of some of the great fighter aces of the Desert campaign such as Jochen Marseille and Otto Schulz of the Luftwaffe, Franco Bordoni-Bisleri of the Regia Aeronautica and Neville Duke, Billy Drake, and “Eddie” Edwards of the Commonwealth air forces. Finally, Shores touches on the Allied and Axis night bombing offensives and the activities of the squadrons cooperating with the naval forces in the Mediterranean.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1989-07
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : IOWA:31858028490690

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Air Force Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : G. Pat Macha
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625857293

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Historic Aircraft Wrecks of San Diego County by G. Pat Macha Pdf

Clear weather and a natural harbor made San Diego an early aviation hub, but success in flight came with devastating tragedies. The remains of more than four hundred aircrafts lie scattered across the county's deserts and mountains. Experts estimate that dozens more are on the ocean floor off the coast. In 1922, army pilot Charles F. Webber's DeHavilland biplane went missing over Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. In 1978, Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 178 collided midair over San Diego and crashed in the residential North Park neighborhood, claiming the lives of 144 people in what was the worst airline disaster of the era. Author and aircraft accident research specialist G. Pat Macha recounts these and other stories of astonishing survival, heroism and heartbreaking fatality.

Author : Justin Glenn
Publisher : Savas Publishing
Page : 589 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781940669397

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The Washingtons. Volume 7, Part 2 by Justin Glenn Pdf

Part of a series filled with “gratifying detail” about the ancestry of the first US President, this volume contains the eleventh generation of descendants. (Robert K. Krick, author of The Smoothbore Volley that Doomed the Confederacy, Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain, and Lee’s Colonels) This is the seventh volume of Dr. Justin Glenn’s comprehensive history that traces the “Presidential line” of the Washingtons. Volume one began with the immigrant John Washington, who settled in Westmoreland Co., Va., in 1657, married Anne Pope, and became the great-grandfather of President George Washington. This volume contains the late nineteenth and twentieth century born descendants of John Washington’s daughter, Anne (Washington) Wright, and as such transports the reader through many of the major historical events of those eras by providing the stories of the family members who lived through them. Although structured in a genealogical format for the sake of clarity, this is no bare bones genealogy but a true family history with over 1,200 detailed biographical narratives. These in turn strive to convey the greatness of the family that produced not only The Father of His Country but many others, great and humble, who struggled to build that country. “It is surprising that no comprehensive family history has been published. Justin M. Glenn’s The Washingtons: A Family History finally fills this void for the branch to which General and President George Washington belonged, identifying some 63,000 descendants.” —John Frederick Dorman, editor of The Virginia Genealogist (1957–2006) and author of Adventurers of Purse and Person