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On this date in 1947, Civil Air Patrol National Commander Col. Earle L. Johnson died in plane crash in Ohio, according to the New York Times.An excerpt:
Col. Earle L. Johnson, national commander of the Civil Air Patrol, was killed today when a twin engined Army C-45 plane which he was piloting crashed at suburban North Royalton a few seconds after taking off from Cleveland Airport, Army officials reported.Sphere: Related Content
2 comments:
What factors and causes resulted in the crash and the CC's death ?
Charles Briggs
CAP Cpt TX Wing
Dyess AF Sqdn
Capt Briggs:
I don't think the source I used here for the story indicated the cause of the crash. You might want to do a follow up search on the New York Times to see if they did a follow-up story on the crash investigation.
Thanks for your note.
Todd Epp, Capt, CAP
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