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MSGT Charles J. Wyatt
18 Nov 1947 – 28 Feb 1984
| Birth | 18 Nov 1947 |
| Death | 28 Feb 1984 |
| Cemetery | Andrew Cemetery Andrew , Jackson County , Iowa , USA |
| Added by | Thomas Henning on 23 Jan 2006 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13104140 |
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Son of: Robert & Irene Wyatt. MSGT. U.S. AIR FORCE VIETNAM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ February 28, 1984: C-130E 68-10944, c/n 4324, of the 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron, crashed into mountains 55 kilometres (34 mi) northwest of Zaragoza, Spain, near the town of Borja. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inbound from Ramstein AFB, Germany, the four engine airplane was descending to Zaragoza Airport, carrying nine passengers and nine crew members, among them a high ranking officer from the Spanish Air Force. Arriving in the Spanish Airspace, the crew was supposed to take part to a joined exercise with the Ejército del Aire (Spanish Air Force). While cruising at an altitude of 2,200 feet in marginal weather conditions with flaps down at 50° and at a speed of 250 km/h, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located in the Sierra de Moncayo, west of Borja. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 18 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was estimated to 6 km with a ceiling at 1,200 feet. Probable cause: It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Crew members KFW: Major Charles J. Polk 106269595 Capt. Michael D. Jalonovsky 17346856 1Lt Hal W. Hoskins 3110612 MSgt Charles J. Wyatt 13104140 TSgt Harold R. Leavitt 166411546 SSgt Jack M. McCleskey SrA Craig G. Spilinek 160531592
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