Monday, October 28, 2013





24 August, 1950
Two B-26 Invaders of the 729th Bombardment Squadron (Light), 452d Bombardment Group (Light), based at George AFB, California, collide in flight over El Mirage Dry Lake, 10 miles NW of Victorville, California. B-26B, 44-34174, c/n 27453, built as A-26B-45-DL, piloted by Ouris H. Cuerton, and B-26B, 44-34677, c/n 29956, built as A-26B-66-DL, piloted by Lyle N. Leavitt, both crash with crew fatalities during attempted bail-outs.[32][33][34] The 729th/452d had been ordered to active service on 10 August 1950.


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01/10/51 B-50 Bomber Struck A Mountain Peak North Of EI Mirage Dry Lake, Near Victorville. 

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04/18/42 Two instructors, 1st Lt. Albert Benton and 2nd Lt Curtis Elmer, from Victorville AAF, were killed when their BT15 crashed and burned near El Mirage lake.

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N56078September 20, 2010Cosmos Phase IiEl Mirage, CASee details pageSee on map
N42KBOctober 19, 2001Brock Thorp T-18El Mirage, CASee details pageSee on map
N3593SOctober 18, 1964Cessna 172Rancho Mirage, CASee details pageSee on map
N4663AOctober 06, 1992Swich IiEl Mirage, CASee details pageSee on map
N4606VAugust 29, 1965Schweizer TG3AEl Mirage, CASee details pageSee on map


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  1. NannieMay 20, 2014 at 11:15 AM

    It's interesting that you would have this picture and information from such a long time ago. Lyle N. Leavitt was my "daddy." He was killed that day. Do you have any other information? Who else had been killed? What prompted you to publish this? Just curious.

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