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Location:
New Mexico -
Date:
06/16/1961 -
Incident Type:
Fixed Wing Incident -
Description:
Air tanker pilot Verde C. Beede was killed when his air tanker crashed during a retardant run on a fire on the Gila National Forest, New Mexico. It was reported that his wing hit a tree during his run and his converted TBM Avenger torpedo bomber impacted the ground. Beede was a pilot for the Sonora Flying Service.
Fixed Wing Incident or Accident, Fatality, Aviation
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