Some 14 examples are known to survive, four of which in the US were airworthy, including one owned by the Commemorative Air Force. It was one of about 45 complete examples of the model, only nine of which were airworthy. The B-17 was part of the collection of the Commemorative Air Force, nicknamed “ Texas Raiders,” and had been kept in a hangar in Conroe, Texas, near Houston. No spectators or others on the ground were reported injured, although the debris field from the collision includes the Dallas Executive Airport grounds, Highway 67 and a nearby strip mall. The Commemorative Air Force identified both aircraft as based in Houston. CNN is working to obtain more information about Michels and Ragan. Kevin “K5” Michels and Dan Ragan were named as the other victims. He was married, with two daughters and four grandchildren. He took his first solo flight at 17, became a flight instructor in college at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering, and got a job with an airline in 1982.
In a bio on the company website, Hutain wrote he started flying with his father at 10 years old. “We are heartbroken to announce that the following members of the Commemorative Air Force went west on Saturday,” the statement said, using the phrase pilots use when one of their own has died.Ĭraig Hutain was a United Airlines pilot and executive officer with Tora! Tora! Tora! Airshows. Three more victims were identified in a release from the Commemorative Air Force, which hosted the event. The B-17 was one of about 45 complete surviving examples of the model, which was produced by Boeing and other airplane manufacturers during World War II. That was what was on the aircraft,” while the P-63 is a “single-piloted fighter type aircraft.”ĭebris from two planes that crashed during the airshow. In a Saturday news conference, Hank Coates, president and CEO of the Commemorative Air Force, an organization which preserves and maintains vintage military aircraft, told reporters the B-17 “normally has a crew of four to five. “To a great aviator, colleague, and Auxiliary Airman, farewell,” he said. Curt touched the lives of thousands of his fellow CAP members, especially the cadets who he flew during orientation flights or taught at Flight Academies and for that, we should be forever grateful,” Bowden wrote in a Facebook post. “I reach to find solace in that when great aviators like Curt perish, they do so doing what they loved. Rowe’s family was notified of his death Saturday evening, the commander added. Rowe served in several positions throughout his tenure with the Civil Air Patrol, from safety officer to operations officer, and most recently, he was the Ohio Wing maintenance officer, Bowden said. Pete Bowden, the agency’s commander, said Sunday. Rowe, was also among those killed in the collision, Col.
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Even after retiring from serving on the City Council and flying for American Airlines, his love for community was unmistakable.”Ī 30-year plus veteran of the Civil Air Patrol’s Ohio Wing, Maj. He was a friend and someone whose guidance I often sought. “Keller is grieving as we have come to learn that husband, father, Army veteran, and former Keller City Councilman Terry Barker was one of the victims of the tragic crash at the Dallas Air Show,” Mizani wrote. The death of Barker was also announced by Keller Mayor Armin Mizani on Sunday morning in a Facebook post. 9.Terry Barker killed in the Dallas Saturday plane crash Keller Mayor Armin Mizani Web.ġ934 'Inquiry Into Disappearance of Miss Hobart Opened', Advocate (Burnie, Tas. "Inquiry Into Disappearance of Miss Hobart Opened" Advocate (Burnie, Tas. Inquiry Into Disappearance of Miss Hobart Opened (1934, October 31). Article identifier Page identifier APA citation
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