Lieutenant W. E. Ponder

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20150721

Description

A Navy Corsair fighter plane crashed and exploded near Russell Field on Highway 81, after narrowly missing its parachuting naval reserve pilot, who had bailed out a few seconds earlier. Lieutenant W. E. Ponder, 30, of 4401 Wilson Lane, landed without serious injury on the Everman airport site after the single-engine craft from Grand Prairie Naval Air Station hit about 50 yards west of the highway opposite Russell Field. Published in the morning edition, August 14, 1950.

Archival Date

1950-08-13

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-2523

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Aircraft accidents; Accidents; Military personnel; Military officers; Military air pilots