WebAug 5, 2013 · ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Thursday marks the 70th anniversary of a glider crash that killed 10 people, including the mayor of St. Louis at the time, William Becker. On Aug. 1, 1943 Mayor Becker and nine others boarded the glider, made by Robertson Aircraft Corp., at Lambert St. Louis Airport. Approximately 5,000 people crowded the area to watch the ... WebCrashed following structural failure. Action code : KCRSF = Killed, CRash, Structural Failure. The glider's right wing disintegrated after release from the towing-plane on a demonstration flight watched by thousands of spectators. Pilot Captain Milton C. Klugh, co-pilot Pfc J.M. Davis, and their VIP passengers all died. R.I.P. Sources:
MAYOR OF ST. LOUIS, OTHER OFFICIALS DIE IN GLIDER
WebFaulty Manufacture Caused St . Louis Glider Crash. WASHINGTON , Aug . 11 . —(/ P)—The war department announced today that faulty manufacture and inspection caused the St . Louis glider crash in which 10 persons were killed , and said two army air forces inspectors have been temporarily suspended . WebMar 21, 2024 · By 9 a.m. on March 20, 1943, blinding smoke churned from the five-story, 80-year-old warehouse near Broadway, north of downtown. Because it was Saturday, only three of Goodwill's 100 employees... snider newton nc
Glider Pilots: No Engines, No Parachutes, No Second Chances
WebSt. Louis, Aug. 1.1943 (U.P.) Ten presons, including the mayor of St. Louis and the president of the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce, were killed Sunday in a glider crash before an … WebWASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (AP) -- The posthumous award of the Air Medal to Capt. Milton C. Klugh of New York, pilot of the glider which crashed Aug. 1 in St. Louis, was announced today by the War ... WebA crash truck and a number of Army and Navy men reach the wreckage of a glider that killed 10 people, incluidng the St. Louis Mayor, on Aug. 1, 1943. Others are hastening to the … roald pocket camp