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Location:
California -
Date:
09/03/1961 -
Incident Type:
Fixed Wing Incident -
Description:
Waldo Hackman, a pilot for P&B Aviation Service, perished when his TBM Avenger single-engine air tanker crashed during retardant operations on the Central Pacific Mine Fire near Forbestown, California. After dropping 180 gallons of retardant ("borate") on the 1,400-acre fire on Robinson Mill Road, the Avenger crashed while attempting to climb over a ridgeline.
Fixed Wing Incident or Accident, Fatality, Aviation, Extended Attack
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