Tuesday, February 16, 2010

February 16, 1947: CAP National Commander Col. Earle Johnson Dies in Ohio Plane Crash

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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.
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What factors and causes resulted in the crash and the CC's death ?

Charles Briggs
CAP Cpt TX Wing
Dyess AF Sqdn

February 16, 2010 at 1:10 PM
Tell Todd said...

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

February 16, 2010 at 9:25 PM

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