Search Teams Find Downed MiG-17 | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Airborne Unlimited -- Most Recent Daily Episodes

Episode Date

Airborne-Monday

Airborne-Tuesday

Airborne-Wednesday Airborne-Thursday

Airborne-Friday

Airborne On YouTube

Airborne-Unlimited-04.01.24

Airborne-Unlimited-04.16.24

Airborne-FlightTraining-04.17.24 Airborne-AffordableFlyers-04.18.24

Airborne-Unlimited-04.19.24

Join Us At 0900ET, Friday, 4/10, for the LIVE Morning Brief.
Watch It LIVE at
www.airborne-live.net

Mon, Mar 29, 2004

Search Teams Find Downed MiG-17

Pilot's Body Found In Wreckage

Sad news from the high desert of New Mexico -- George Cambron's body has been found in the wreckage of his MiG-17.

The 50-year old Cambron was on a flight from Roswell to Deer Valley Airport, north of Phoenix (AZ) Thursday when he radioed that he was having fuel transfer problems, according to New Mexico State Police.

High winds hampered the search effort on Saturday. All but one Civil Air Patrol flight was canceled because of gusts that topped 40 mph.

"For the safety of our air crews, we had to recall other aircraft because we surely didn't want any of our crews to become subjects of another search," said Tom Fuller, a spokesman with the Civil Air Patrol. The CAP had planned to launch seven sorties in the hunt for air show performer George Cambron, an L-39 instructor pilot and chief pilot for Worldwide Warbirds.

"He's got considerable flight experience from what I understand," said NMSP Lt. Jimmy Glascock.

State police began a ground search on Thursday with no initial luck, he said. The CAP had covered 1000 square miles by air, but also turned up nothing until finding the wreckage Saturday afternoon.

"Even at 1,000 feet and even with trained observers, it's hard to detect things on the ground," said CAP spokesman Tom Fuller.

The wreckage was found about 10 miles north of Truth or Consequences (NM). Cambron was wearing a parachute at the time of the accident, but his MiG was not equipped with an ejection seat.

FMI: www.nmwg.cap.gov

Advertisement

More News

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.17.24)

"Sometimes, growth makes it easy to miss the little things, and today's "little guy" is smarting more than ever just looking at the price tags of "cheap" aircraft. Poberezny, seein>[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.17.24)

Aero Linx: Space Medicine Association (SMA) The Space Medicine Association of the Aerospace Medical Association is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific>[...]

Airborne-Flight Training 04.17.24: Feds Need Controllers, Spirit Delay, Redbird

Also: Martha King Scholarship, Montaer Grows, Textron Updates Pistons, FlySto The FAA is hiring thousands of air traffic controllers, but the window to apply will only be open for >[...]

Airborne 04.16.24: RV Update, Affordable Flying Expo, Diamond Lil

Also: B-29 Superfortress Reunion, FAA Wants Controllers, Spirit Airlines Pulls Back, Gogo Galileo Van's Aircraft posted a short video recapping the goings-on around their reorganiz>[...]

Airborne 04.11.24: SnF24!, King's 50th, Top Rudder, Aileronics

Also: Flight Club, Jet Shades, MyGoFlight’s FlightFlix Acquisition FIFTY YEARS! What a milestone for the aviation world’s master aero-education duo! John, Martha, along>[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2024 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC