Crash of WV-2, 141324, Patuxent River , MD August 9, 1962
On August 9, 1962, 141324 with 17 crewmen and 2 passengers on board, was on the return flight from NAS Corpus Christi, TX to the home station at Patuxent River, MD.
The Lockheed WV-2, from the Airborne Early Warning Training Unit, Atlantic (AEWTULANT) crashed while on landing approach in a heavy rainstorm. The aircraft came to rest short of the runway, on the edge of a pond, and burned.
There were 5 fatalities with the rest of the crew and two passengers escaping with injuries that ranged from very minor to severe. Several of the survivors suffered burns from the fire.
Fatalities:
Pilot - Lt. Walter R. Filmore
Copilot – Lt. Cdr. W.I. Anderson
Flight Engineer-John Mark Heinbach ADCM
Radar Tech – Dale L. Payton AT2
CIC Radar Operator- Kenneth W. Taylor ACW3
Surviving crew:
Lt. Dan Daniels, Navigator Larry R. Thomas ADR2, Flight Engineer
LTJG A. J. Pongress, Navigator James W. Coursey AT2, Radioman
- Russell ADR2, Gnd Support J. L. Hackbarth ATR3, Radioman
James Gettle AE2, Electritian D. M. Weathers AT1, Radar Tech
J.E. Bruner AC3, CIC Operator A. F. Edwards AMC, Gnd Support
- R. Foshee AM2, Gnd Support J. W. Kilgore AD2, Gnd Support
Surviving Passengers
LCDR L. R. W. Duncan, Passenger Capt. W. H. Belcher, USAF, Passenger
