September 16, 1958 - On this date, a U.S. Air force B-52D bomber crashed in Inver Grove Heights, Minn., in Dakota County, while on a Cold War training mission originating from Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, Maine. Seven crewmen died in the crash; only the co-pilot, though injured, was able to parachute to safety.
According to the Air Force, the plane had broken apart in the air. Streaking fire as it plummeted towards the ground, the B-52 jet tore a hole 300 feet long by 15 feet deep into the farmyard of the August Kahl family. The plane exploded as it hit, setting fire to the farm buildings. Eight members of the Kahl family were injured, and three were hospitalized. The family lost all of their possessions in the explosion and fire.
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According to the Air Force, the plane had broken apart in the air. Streaking fire as it plummeted towards the ground, the B-52 jet tore a hole 300 feet long by 15 feet deep into the farmyard of the August Kahl family. The plane exploded as it hit, setting fire to the farm buildings. Eight members of the Kahl family were injured, and three were hospitalized. The family lost all of their possessions in the explosion and fire.
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B-52 Crash Site Marker
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Supporting the Memorial:
The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame, Chaska
Planes of Fame East, Inc. Eden Prairie
Twin City Aero Historians, Minneapolis-St. Paul
Minnesota Air National Guard Historical Foundation, International Airport
American Wings Air Museum, Anoka County Airport
The Confederate Air Force, Southern Minnesota Wing, So. St. Paul
Air Force Association, E.W. Rawlings Chapter, St. Paul
Captain Jack D. Craft Purvis, Miss. injured and survived.
Members of August Kahl's Family were injured by the crash.
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Inscription:
On this spot on September 16, 1958, a U.S. Air force B-52D bomber crashed while on a Cold War training mission originating from Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, Maine. Seven crewmen gave their lives for their country. They were:
Captain Wm. C. Horstman, pilot, Kansas City, MO
Captain Richard J. Cantwell, navigator, Phoenix, AZ
Major S. O. Gillespie, Jr., radar observer, Atlanta, GA
1st Lt. Wm. F. Huskey, engineer, Norman, OK
T/Sgt. Leon R. Lew, tail gunner, Skokie, IL
Captain James D. Taylor, instructor, Dixon, KY
Captain Benard D. Lanois, instructor, San Diego, CA
This marker has been erected in honor of the lost crewmen. Though from homes far away, and now long gone from this earth, they have not been forgotten by the citizens of Inver Grove Heights, the State of Minnesota, or the Country they so proudly served.
On this spot on September 16, 1958, a U.S. Air force B-52D bomber crashed while on a Cold War training mission originating from Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, Maine. Seven crewmen gave their lives for their country. They were:
Captain Wm. C. Horstman, pilot, Kansas City, MO
Captain Richard J. Cantwell, navigator, Phoenix, AZ
Major S. O. Gillespie, Jr., radar observer, Atlanta, GA
1st Lt. Wm. F. Huskey, engineer, Norman, OK
T/Sgt. Leon R. Lew, tail gunner, Skokie, IL
Captain James D. Taylor, instructor, Dixon, KY
Captain Benard D. Lanois, instructor, San Diego, CA
This marker has been erected in honor of the lost crewmen. Though from homes far away, and now long gone from this earth, they have not been forgotten by the citizens of Inver Grove Heights, the State of Minnesota, or the Country they so proudly served.
Supporting the Memorial:
The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame, Chaska
Planes of Fame East, Inc. Eden Prairie
Twin City Aero Historians, Minneapolis-St. Paul
Minnesota Air National Guard Historical Foundation, International Airport
American Wings Air Museum, Anoka County Airport
The Confederate Air Force, Southern Minnesota Wing, So. St. Paul
Air Force Association, E.W. Rawlings Chapter, St. Paul
Captain Jack D. Craft Purvis, Miss. injured and survived.
Members of August Kahl's Family were injured by the crash.
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