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Pilot Mike Carroll Dies Ejecting From P39 Cobra at Seal Beach
Mike Carroll 32, president of Signal Trucking Co., died after ejecting from a rebuilt P39 Air Cobra fighter near Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station. Witnesses noted he did not deploy his parachute and may have struck the wing as the plane crashed on takeoff from Long Beach Airport en route to Orange County. Carroll aimed to break the speed record for propeller aircraft, planning a test to Edwards AFB. the crash remains under investigation with low fuel cited as a possible cause. Carroll, a Palos Verdes Estates resident, was an accomplished race pilot known for prize money in transcontinental races.
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