This is the brief Memorial Day ceremony/taps playing at the Inver Grove Heights, Minn., memorial to those who perished when a U.S. Air Force B-52D crashed at this location on September 16, 1958, while on a training mission originating from Loring Air Force Base, Maine. The following crew members died in the incident:
On this spot on September 16, 1958, a U.S. Air force B-52D bomber crashed while on a Cold War training mission originating from Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, Maine. The aircraft belonged to the 69th Bomb Squadron, 42nd Bomb Wing, Strategic Air Command. Seven crewmen gave their lives for their country. They were:
Captain Wm. C. Horstman, pilot. Kansas City, MO
Captain Richard J. Cantwell, navigator. Phoenix, AZ
Major S. O. Gillespie, Jr., radar observer. Atlanta, GA
1st Lt. Wm. F. Huskey, engineer. Norman, OK
T/Sgt. Leon R. Lew, tail gunner. Skokie, IL
Captain James D. Taylor, instructor. Dixon, KY
Captain Benard D. Lanois, instructor. San Diego, CA
Captain Jack D. Craft of Purvis, Miss., was injured and survived. Capt. Craft passed away in 1981 at age 52. Eight members of August Kahl's Family were injured by the crash.
5 сен 2024
