Incident Name: Unknown
Date: 3/20/1961
Personnel: Harold Dean Hill
Age: 25
Agency/Organization:
Position: test pilot, aerial firefighter
Summary:
On March 20, 1961, airtanker pilot Harold Hill was flying a WWII vintage B18 when it crashed. He did not survive.
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Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned
- Concise Information from the NTSB, FAA, AAP and research by the WLF Staff:
- 3/20/1961
- 1 killed: Harold Hill
- Operator: unknown
- Type: B18
- Location: near San Diego, CA, possibly Hemet
- FAA Registration # unknown
- NTSB # unknown if any
- National Transportation Safety Board: no record
- For information if it becomes available consult the TSB online lookup Utility
- NTSB records online only go back to 1962 and are very incomplete.
- NWCG brief record
- Californioa Death Index: Harold D HillName: Harold D Hill
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 20 Mar 1961
Event Place: San Diego, California
Birth Date: 07 Dec 1936
Birthplace: Illinois
Gender: Male
Mother’s Name: Ward
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- Find a Grave: Harold D HillName: Harold Dean Hill
Birth: Dec. 7, 1936
Death: Mar. 20, 1961
Burial: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
San Diego, San Diego County, California
Plot: SECTION W SITE 903
HM 2/C US NAVY
Inscription:
CA Cpl Army Air Forces WWII
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