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Contact Info
Home Town Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; Lincoln, California
Last Address Muroc AAF (later Edwards AFB), California
Date of Passing Jun 05, 1948
Location of Interment Lincoln Cemetery - Lincoln, California
He was born in Canada but moved to Lincoln, CA when he was 13 and he maintained dual citizenship for the rest of his life.
He was an A-20 Havoc pilot in the Mediterranean Theater in WWII and a test pilot after the war.
He and 4 others were killed in the crash of the Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing bomber.
Edwards AFB (formerly Muroc AAF), CA is named for him.
Aircraft/Missile Information
General characteristics XB-42 Primary function Attack bomber Power plant Two Allison V-1710-25 engines Thrust 2x 1,725 HP 2x 1,286 kW Wingspan 70 ft 7 in 21.51 m Length 53 ft 10 in. 16.41 m Height 18 ft 10 in 5.74 m Weight empty 14,000 lb 6,350 kg Speed 410 mph 660 km/h Range 5,000 miles 8,046 km Armament 4x 12.7mm machine gun, 907 kg bombs Crew Three Date deployed 1942
