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Military Aircraft Wrecks in Arizona, California and the Southwest, WWII-
1970's With ideal climate and sparsely populated regions, Arizona and the Southwestern states were used extensively to train Air Force and Navy pilots. The height of training lasted from World War II- 1970's. With the many airbases training thousands of pilots came a high number of accidents. There were over 500 mishaps in Arizona during WWII, with an additional 600 by the end of the 1960's. Fortunately, many of the pilots and aircrews were able to bail out in time, but tragically, some did not. As an avid hiker and vintage military aircraft historian, I enjoy exploring the remote deserts and rugged mountains searching for these lost aircraft and researching the stories of the planes and their crew. Email Author HERE Douglas A-20 Havoc #44-002 crash in the Rincon Mountains, August 9th, 1945  Convair T-29A Crashed in the San Juan Mountains near Durango, Colorado on February 25,1962 
Navy Douglas AD-6 Skyraider crashed near Warner Springs, California on July 31, 1957 
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