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	==Crew==		==Crew==
	Cpt. [[Thomas R. White]] (KIA)<br>		Cpt. [[Thomas Ray White]] (KIA)<br>
	1LT. Maurice W. Bourne<br>		1LT. Maurice W. Bourne<br>

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	==Accidents==		==Accidents==
	22 Dec 1964 - Crashed during low-level tactics exercise. Aircraft destroyed. <ref name="AVH-2"/><ref name="Baugher"/>		16 Dec 1964 - Crashed during low-level tactics exercise. Aircraft destroyed. <ref name="AVH-2"/><ref name="Baugher"/>

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	==Crew==		==Crew==
	Cpt. Thomas R. White (KIA)<br>		Cpt. [[Thomas R. White]] (KIA)<br>
	1LT. Maurice W. Bourne<br>		1LT. Maurice W. Bourne<br>

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	Originally I had not been able to find any information on the crew listed in the accidents. Because the plane was not lost during war these airmen don't show up on memorial sites. Thanks to an anonymous donor who sent money to our PayPal account I was able to buy a premium Newspapers subscription and found 3 different articles that mention this crash, and the names of the crew, which I have updated below.		Originally I had not been able to find any information on the crew listed in the accidents. Because the plane was not lost during war these airmen don't show up on memorial sites. Thanks to an anonymous donor who sent money to our PayPal account I was able to buy a premium Newspapers subscription and found 3 different articles that mention this crash, and the names of the crew, which I have updated below.

	Subsequent to my posting the crew information, Dave Cantin of the CAF sent me a link to a 2010 Interview with Mr. Bourne himself. (www.vimeo.com/11069761). According to Mr. Bourne, the plane was flying over Bombing Range 65 at Eglin and was practicing low-level napalm and bombing runs. They were having some electrical issues in their plane. As they came in for another pass something didn't feel right to Mr. Bourne and he was about to flip the "Master Arm" switch to off to abort the run, but he wasn't able to act in time. The plane was travelling at around 300 mph and 30 or 40 feet above the ground. As the bombs fell out of the bomb bay they exploded essentially under the plane, sending pieces of shrapnel all through the wing, cockpit, and fuselage. Mr. Bourne checked the bomb bay compartment and could see that they were on fire. Cpt. White began to climb so that they had enough time to bail out. At about 400 feet above the ground the fire reached the cockpit and exploded the 100 gallon bomb bay tank that sat in the back of the cockpit and engulfed the cockpit in flames. Bourne and Cpt. White both reached up and pulled the emergency ejection handle that jettisoned their canopies so that they could bail out. They looked at each other and Maurice grabbed the window and rolled to the right, falling out of the plane, being swept over the wing and under the tail. At some point after bailing out he was either hit with debris, or snagged his leg on debris, but he lost his right leg at the knee. After he landed he waited in the swamp for about an hour until the helicopter from Eglin found him and returned him to base. Cpt. White did not survive. According to Maurice, he believes that Cpt. White waited until after Maurice had cleared the plane before he attempted to bail out and that this delay to ensure the safety of his navigator cost the pilot his life. <ref name="Interview"/>		Subsequent to my posting the crew information, Dave Cantin of the CAF sent me a link to a 2010 Interview with Mr. Bourne himself. (https://www.vimeo.com/11069761). According to Mr. Bourne, the plane was flying over Bombing Range 65 at Eglin and was practicing low-level napalm and bombing runs. They were having some electrical issues in their plane. As they came in for another pass something didn't feel right to Mr. Bourne and he was about to flip the "Master Arm" switch to off to abort the run, but he wasn't able to act in time. The plane was travelling at around 300 mph and 30 or 40 feet above the ground. As the bombs fell out of the bomb bay they exploded essentially under the plane, sending pieces of shrapnel all through the wing, cockpit, and fuselage. Mr. Bourne checked the bomb bay compartment and could see that they were on fire. Cpt. White began to climb so that they had enough time to bail out. At about 400 feet above the ground the fire reached the cockpit and exploded the 100 gallon bomb bay tank that sat in the back of the cockpit and engulfed the cockpit in flames. Bourne and Cpt. White both reached up and pulled the emergency ejection handle that jettisoned their canopies so that they could bail out. They looked at each other and Maurice grabbed the window and rolled to the right, falling out of the plane, being swept over the wing and under the tail. At some point after bailing out he was either hit with debris, or snagged his leg on debris, but he lost his right leg at the knee. After he landed he waited in the swamp for about an hour until the helicopter from Eglin found him and returned him to base. Cpt. White did not survive. According to Maurice, he believes that Cpt. White waited until after Maurice had cleared the plane before he attempted to bail out and that this delay to ensure the safety of his navigator cost the pilot his life. <ref name="Interview"/>

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	The plane took off during the morning of Wednesday, 16 Dec as part of a flight of 3 planes. <ref name="Pensacola2">The Pensacola News (Pensacola, Florida) · 16 Dec 1964, Wed · Page 8		The plane took off during the morning of Wednesday, 16 Dec as part of a flight of 3 planes. <ref name="Pensacola2">The Pensacola News (Pensacola, Florida) · 16 Dec 1964, Wed · Page 8
	</ref>. It was flying a bombing run exercise where it was equipped with live ammunition. <ref name="Montgomery>The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Alabama) · 18 Dec 1964, Fri · Page 27"</ref><ref name="Tampa">The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Florida) · 18 Dec 1964, Fri · Page 4</ref><ref name="Pensacola2"/> Cpt. White died in the crash, but 1LT Bourney was able to parachute clear of the plane but suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized. <ref name="Tampa"/><ref name="Pensacola"> The Pensacola News (Pensacola, Florida) · 16 Dec 1964, Wed · Page 1 </ref><ref name="Pensacola2"/>		</ref>. It was flying a bombing run exercise where it was equipped with live ammunition. <ref name="Interview">Maurice Bourne B-26B and B-26K Navigator. Vimeo.com/11069761</ref> <ref name="Montgomery>The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Alabama) · 18 Dec 1964, Fri · Page 27"</ref><ref name="Tampa">The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Florida) · 18 Dec 1964, Fri · Page 4</ref><ref name="Pensacola2"/> Cpt. White died in the crash, but 1LT Bourney was able to parachute clear of the plane but suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized. <ref name="Tampa"/><ref name="Pensacola"> The Pensacola News (Pensacola, Florida) · 16 Dec 1964, Wed · Page 1 </ref><ref name="Pensacola2"/>

	Originally I had not been able to find any information on the crew listed in the accidents. Because the plane was not lost during war these airmen don't show up on memorial sites. Thanks to an anonymous donor who sent money to our PayPal account I was able to buy a premium Newspapers subscription and found 3 different articles that mention this crash, and the names of the crew, which I have updated below.		Originally I had not been able to find any information on the crew listed in the accidents. Because the plane was not lost during war these airmen don't show up on memorial sites. Thanks to an anonymous donor who sent money to our PayPal account I was able to buy a premium Newspapers subscription and found 3 different articles that mention this crash, and the names of the crew, which I have updated below.

			Subsequent to my posting the crew information, Dave Cantin of the CAF sent me a link to a 2010 Interview with Mr. Bourne himself. (www.vimeo.com/11069761). According to Mr. Bourne, the plane was flying over Bombing Range 65 at Eglin and was practicing low-level napalm and bombing runs. They were having some electrical issues in their plane. As they came in for another pass something didn't feel right to Mr. Bourne and he was about to flip the "Master Arm" switch to off to abort the run, but he wasn't able to act in time. The plane was travelling at around 300 mph and 30 or 40 feet above the ground. As the bombs fell out of the bomb bay they exploded essentially under the plane, sending pieces of shrapnel all through the wing, cockpit, and fuselage. Mr. Bourne checked the bomb bay compartment and could see that they were on fire. Cpt. White began to climb so that they had enough time to bail out. At about 400 feet above the ground the fire reached the cockpit and exploded the 100 gallon bomb bay tank that sat in the back of the cockpit and engulfed the cockpit in flames. Bourne and Cpt. White both reached up and pulled the emergency ejection handle that jettisoned their canopies so that they could bail out. They looked at each other and Maurice grabbed the window and rolled to the right, falling out of the plane, being swept over the wing and under the tail. At some point after bailing out he was either hit with debris, or snagged his leg on debris, but he lost his right leg at the knee. After he landed he waited in the swamp for about an hour until the helicopter from Eglin found him and returned him to base. Cpt. White did not survive. According to Maurice, he believes that Cpt. White waited until after Maurice had cleared the plane before he attempted to bail out and that this delay to ensure the safety of his navigator cost the pilot his life. <ref name="Interview"/>

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	==Crew==		==Crew==
	Cpt. Thomas R. White (KIA)<br>		Cpt. Thomas R. White (KIA)<br>
	1LT. Maurice W. ~~Bourney~~<br>		1LT. Maurice W. Bourne<br>

	==Disposition==		==Disposition==

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	This was the 1st B-26K model lost and it had the shortest service life of any B-26K, with an operational period on the books of just 42 days.		This was the 1st B-26K model lost and it had the shortest service life of any B-26K, with an operational period on the books of just 42 days.

	The plane ~~crashed~~ during a ~~strafing~~ run exercise where it was equipped with live ammunition. <ref name="Montgomery>The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Alabama) · 18 Dec 1964, Fri · Page 27"</ref><ref name="Tampa">The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Florida) · 18 Dec 1964, Fri · Page 4</ref> Cpt. White died in the crash, but 1LT Bourney was able to parachute clear of the plane but suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized. <ref name="Tampa"/><ref name="Pensacola"> The Pensacola News (Pensacola, Florida) · 16 Dec 1964, Wed · Page 1 </ref>		The plane took off during the morning of Wednesday, 16 Dec as part of a flight of 3 planes. <ref name="Pensacola2">The Pensacola News (Pensacola, Florida) · 16 Dec 1964, Wed · Page 8
			</ref>. It was flying a bombing run exercise where it was equipped with live ammunition. <ref name="Montgomery>The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Alabama) · 18 Dec 1964, Fri · Page 27"</ref><ref name="Tampa">The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Florida) · 18 Dec 1964, Fri · Page 4</ref><ref name="Pensacola2"/> Cpt. White died in the crash, but 1LT Bourney was able to parachute clear of the plane but suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized. <ref name="Tampa"/><ref name="Pensacola"> The Pensacola News (Pensacola, Florida) · 16 Dec 1964, Wed · Page 1 </ref><ref name="Pensacola2"/>

	Originally I had not been able to find any information on the crew listed in the accidents. Because the plane was not lost during war these airmen don't show up on memorial sites. Thanks to an anonymous donor who sent money to our PayPal account I was able to buy a premium Newspapers subscription and found 3 different articles that mention this crash, and the names of the crew, which I have updated below.		Originally I had not been able to find any information on the crew listed in the accidents. Because the plane was not lost during war these airmen don't show up on memorial sites. Thanks to an anonymous donor who sent money to our PayPal account I was able to buy a premium Newspapers subscription and found 3 different articles that mention this crash, and the names of the crew, which I have updated below.

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	22 Dec 1964 - Crashed during low-level tactics exercise. Aircraft destroyed. <ref name="AVH-2"/><ref name="Baugher"/>		22 Dec 1964 - Crashed during low-level tactics exercise. Aircraft destroyed. <ref name="AVH-2"/><ref name="Baugher"/>

	[[File:656 article 1.jpg\|300px]] [[File:656 article 2.jpg\|300px]] [[File:656 article 3a.jpg\|300px]]		[[File:656 article 1.jpg\|300px]] [[File:656 article 2.jpg\|300px]] [[File:656 article 3a.jpg\|300px]] [[File:656 article 3b.jpg\|300px]]

	==Crew==		==Crew==

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	This was the 1st B-26K model lost and it had the shortest service life of any B-26K, with an operational period on the books of just 42 days.		This was the 1st B-26K model lost and it had the shortest service life of any B-26K, with an operational period on the books of just 42 days.

	The plane crashed during a strafing run exercise where it was equipped with live ammunition. <ref name="Montgomery>The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Alabama) · 18 Dec 1964, Fri · Page 27"</ref><ref name="Tampa">The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Florida) · 18 Dec 1964, Fri · Page 4</ref> Cpt. White died in the crash, but 1LT Bourney was able to parachute clear of the plane but suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized. <ref name="Tampa"/><ref name="Pensacola">The Pensacola News (Pensacola, Florida) · 16 Dec 1964, Wed · Page 1<ref/>		The plane crashed during a strafing run exercise where it was equipped with live ammunition. <ref name="Montgomery>The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Alabama) · 18 Dec 1964, Fri · Page 27"</ref><ref name="Tampa">The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Florida) · 18 Dec 1964, Fri · Page 4</ref> Cpt. White died in the crash, but 1LT Bourney was able to parachute clear of the plane but suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized. <ref name="Tampa"/><ref name="Pensacola"> The Pensacola News (Pensacola, Florida) · 16 Dec 1964, Wed · Page 1 </ref>

	Originally I had not been able to find any information on the crew listed in the accidents. Because the plane was not lost during war these airmen don't show up on memorial sites. Thanks to an anonymous donor who sent money to our PayPal account I was able to buy a premium Newspapers subscription and found 3 different articles that mention this crash, and the names of the crew, which I have updated below.		Originally I had not been able to find any information on the crew listed in the accidents. Because the plane was not lost during war these airmen don't show up on memorial sites. Thanks to an anonymous donor who sent money to our PayPal account I was able to buy a premium Newspapers subscription and found 3 different articles that mention this crash, and the names of the crew, which I have updated below.