Bear Swamp Article

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Guy,
I enjoyed reading that article, thanks! A lot of research (and some money! :P) went into that, it was very informative.
Renee
 
bach2yoga said:
Guy,
I enjoyed reading that article, thanks! A lot of research (and some money! :P) went into that, it was very informative.
Renee
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Glad you liked it! Thanks.

Guy
 
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.
 
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
 
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
 
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.
 
BobM said:
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
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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
 
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