KG6AW/VK9 1947 Territory of New Guinea
Operator Capt. Richard Ovid
Seaman, U.S.A.F. a veteran of World War II, Silent Key
(1918 -1957)
Richard died in the crash, due to poor weather, of a TB-29
Superfortress assigned to the 5040th RADAR Evaluation Squadron
based at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.
The bomber crashed into a glacier, now unofficially known as Bomber Glacier, in the
Talkeetna Mountains, just northeast of Hatcher Pass.
Out of a crew of 10, 6 died and 4 survived.
QSL from the estate of W6IKQ
Courtesy of NCDXC / K6MKF
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Info courtesy of W5KNE