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y Locates fBomber WreckNear San DiegoJTwo Men Killed; Search Continues for Second PlaneiiTret«BAH DIEGO. Feb 25—«J—A kr navy bombing plan* which disap- I “ peared last night during practice fbghu was found wrecked late today 15 miles from here with Its two occupants dead while a second plane which vanished at the same thne was still being sought After a daylong search, one of the light bombers was located from the air near Miramar dive bombing field and a navy crash crew •ent to the scene of the wreck reported that the pilot and radioman were both dead. The navy Identified the victims as Ensign C.F. Maxwell. 23, a naval reserve filer from Roanoke. Va... and E W Clary, 1*. second class seaman of Baltimore. Md The plane crashed Into a deep gully and burst Into flames, badly burning the bodies of the two victim* nary men reported when they returned here with the remains The spot where the bomber hit is only about four miles from an emergency landing field and navy j ' men said It might be possible that the plane was heading for the field I when It crashed.Although both bombers were, * from the aircraft carrier Enter- : * prise and presumably were engaged * in night maneuvers together, the * search for the second plane was I being made along the shoreline j north of here. Itcfj01nNa“l
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Los Angeles Daily Trojan
Los Angeles, California, US
Wed, Feb 26, 1941
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