Bear Swamp Article

[bach2yoga]

Guy,
I enjoyed reading that article, thanks! A lot of research (and some money! ) went into that, it was very informative.
Renee

 

[Teegate]

Guy,
I enjoyed reading that article, thanks! A lot of research (and some money! ) went into that, it was very informative.
Renee

Glad you liked it! Thanks.

Guy

 

[BEHR655]

Guy, great artical! I remember that swath cut out in the trees from when I used to visit Bear Swamp in the 70's. One of these days I'll take the hike to look for the landing gear.

 

[Teegate]

Thanks for the compliment.

Good Luck finding it. You may want to wait until the fall. It is hard to find this time of year.

Guy

 

[Ben Ruset]

Too many ticks!!!

 

[Teegate]

Ditto!

 

[bach2yoga]

Ditto!

stick to the swamps...don't seem to get as many there, and it's a bit cooler too...

 

[bobpbx]

Guy,

Thanks for the research and the posting. Good work. I have a couple comments/questions:

a.) I could not figure out exactly why the Air Force refused to pay. Some sort of obscure ruling that if a flyer damaged property in a flyer's home state while on Air Force business, they are somehow exempt?

b.) I still believe there is more to this than meets the eye. What are the mathematical odds, I wonder, of hitting the tower on routine bombing runs?

bob

 

[Ben Ruset]

I think it's because the Air Force Reserve people are technically employed by the State, the Air Force, as a federal agency, isn't responsible for damages the reservists cause.

So since it was a state employee that crashed into the tower, it's the state's job to pay for the damages.

As for the odds of hitting the tower, don't forget Murphy's Law.

 

[Teegate]

Guy,

Thanks for the research and the posting. Good work. I have a couple comments/questions:

a.) I could not figure out exactly why the Air Force refused to pay. Some sort of obscure ruling that if a flyer damaged property in a flyer's home state while on Air Force business, they are somehow exempt?

b.) I still believe there is more to this than meets the eye. What are the mathematical odds, I wonder, of hitting the tower on routine bombing runs?

bob

Bob,

I have come up with another article on the crash and it mentions that he was flying in formation with other planes and just pealed off and crashed. I would have to get the USNG or Air Force report on what the final cause was determined to be to know the answer.

Guy