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Updated 7/14/2008                                 Action & Danger Was Not Limited to the Skies over North Korea


Kadena Crash Truck & Crew (Before & After Photos)

Bob Crevisour wrote: "We lost two of our guys in a B-29 crash explosion at the China Sea end

 of the strip. It demolished our crash equipment, blew the station apart, along with the control tower.

 The AC on this ship (#44-86328) was 1/Lt Charlie R. Smith.  The Radio Operator, James P. Cooper,

 was killed as well as two firefighters,  S/Sgt Richard D. Patterson, and Cpl Jack Morris."




For a photo of the crash crew, CLICK HERE




Graphics provided by Bob Crevisour