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Crash Site of Lt. Comstock and Crew #3

Lt. Comstock's plane (squadron VPB-119, crew #3) crashed while attempting to show the Crew 12 survivors which direction to travel in order for them to find their rescue plane; all 13 on board were killed.

 

According to crew 12 survivors, it appeared that the plane failed to maintain proper air speed and began to stall; they could hear the crew 3 plane engines throttling up but they snagged a tree before they could gain altitude. The plane immediately went into the ground and caught fire.

 

[ See www.flickr.com/photos/12755045@N06/sets/72157602456360782/ ]

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Uploaded on November 26, 2009
Taken on November 25, 2009