Howard DGA crashsite (Palmdale, California)
USA /
California /
Quartz Hill /
Palmdale, California
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/ USA
/ California
/ Quartz Hill
World / United States / California
mountain, crash site, interesting place
A Howard DGA plane crashed in this area sometime around 6 April, 1951, killing the four occupants. They were not found until three months later when a ranch hand checking fences came upon the wreckage. Photos as recent as 1990 show some of the fuselage, engines, and other wreckage still remain.
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www.av.qnet.com/~carcomm/wrecks1.htm
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Coordinates: 34°33'46"N 118°16'32"W
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