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Westover Jet Crashes In Snow In Maryland
An Air Force B52 jet with five aboard crashed near Cumberland Maryland during a blizzard. The aircraft was en route from Westover Mass to Turner AFB Georgia when contact was lost at 1 40 a m Rescue teams faced deep snow as they searched the rugged Savaze Mountain area for the crew including Maj Thomas W W McCormick Capt Parker C Peeden Maj Robert L Payne Maj Robert J Townley and Sgt Melvin Wooten Police reported hearing a loud explosion and witnesses described a red sky and burning debris while confirming the flight path and timing.
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Cumberland
Allegany County
Georgia
Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Turner Air Force Base
Albany
Washington Radar Center
Air Force Aid
Westover
Robert L. Payne
Savaze Mountain
Stonewall Green
Turner Afb
Williams
Georgia Air Base