2nd Lt. Charles F. Rowsey wearing flight gear
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December 4, 1942 took off from Amberley Field piloting P-38F "Synchronized Sal" 42-12646 on a training mission and accidentally collided with P-38F 42-12642 and went into a spiral to the left from approximately 5,000' and crashed into mountains at Peak Crossing near Purga. While attempting to bail out, Rowsey was caught on his tail boom and died when his plane impacted the ground.
Credit: USAAF Date: 1942
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