Grand Prairie Naval Air Station

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20145389

Description

Navy wrecking crane from Grand Prairie Naval Air Station, pulls wreckage of jet plane from hole in earth where it burrowed when Chance Vought Test Pilot Warren P. Smith crashed to his death noon near Grand Prairie. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, July 07, 1950.

Archival Date

1950-07-06

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-2372

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Wreckers (Vehicles); Aircraft accidents