Military jet crashes into house, Indianapolis, Indiana 1960

[bftwindy]

address her in indy?? i work over by airport would not mind going thru area, i know hotel hit by military aircraft back in early 80's is a parking lot now.

[indychauffuer]

@bftwindy It was over on Vinewood where the crash happened. From what I am told, I-465 now occupies the area of where this happened

[indychauffuer]

One thing I think that should be taken in consideration when reading the crash report, planes fly in marginal weather all the time. Only when plane does not make it safely do investigators question whether or not the pilot should have taken off or chosen the flight plan

[philbrooks66]

Holy cow- I have never heard of this! I was searching the internet for a plane crash near Weir Cook in the late 60s (P-51, I'm told), and ran across this. indychauffuer, I would be very interested in seeing the reports, etc. I live in Brownsburg. I'm sorry about your friend...

[flib0110]

A boyhood chum in AK was 1 of 2 survivors in a crash at McChord AFB. The account I recently read from an eyewitness at that 1952 scene eerily recalled what I saw from my view on Minn. St. that day. Do you have the date? It must have been about Feb. (just catchers & pitchers in the gym at BDHS) Yes, I'd like to see the photo. Do you need my email, or can you post it? Thanks.

[indychauffuer]

@flib0110

sorry for my delay. I can email it if you like :)

[flib0110]

Thanks for the response. May be my imagination, but I remember the tail ass'y protruding fm the house, The guy who bounced into the shed was still alive, but didn't make it. Foggy, half dark. Tough to see; I've always been an airplane nut & pilot since 1971. Aerobatic skill? No help. It's said there are those walk out to the airplane knowing that this will be their last flight, & those who walk out the the airplane not knowing that this will be their last flight. May both gentlemen R.I.P.

[indychauffuer]

@flib0110

You are correct. The tail was sticking out. I have a photo of a photo I took at the Indiana State Police Museum of this accident. Its black and white, however, if you'd like to see it I can email a copy to you

[tecalla1]

@indychauffuer --The pilot in the rear seat was a classmate of mine (Aviation Cadet pilot training) We graduated from training on Apr 14, 1954. Lloyd was the ranking cadet in our class. (Aviation Cadet Colonel. We were all former enlisted who qualified for flight training. We were commissioned 2/Lt upon graduation. We never knew the deatils of Lloyds crash He was a great guy and his loss was a real blow to all of us. Thanks Tom Callaghan. LtCol USAF retired

[indychauffuer]

@tecalla1

First of all, thank you for the service you and your fellow airmen have given to our country to keep us safe, and secondly, I am sorry for the loss of Lloyd, even if it was 50 years ago. If intrested, I now have the crash reports and final findings from the accident, along with the news articles from the Indianapolis News. I can email those to you, or, if you are on facebook, they are on the page "Old Indianapolis Businesses of the Past"

[indychauffuer]

@merks62

Just got some new info of this incident. I have added it to the information page on this video

[flib0110]

I think it was a Lockheed T-33 jet trainer. I was walking home fm baseball practice, saw all the emer. vehicles from Minn. St. The crew hadn't been able to find a place that wasn't fogged in; with min. fuel they tried an approach to Weir Cook. Flamed out and hit a house on Vinewood. They ejected; no time for chutes. One went through the roof; the other bounced off the back side of the roof, into a shed. Both killed; sad. All from memory, of course. Can't find anything on line, either.

[indychauffuer]

@flib0110

Thanks for your input, as it seems to be in line with some recent information I just received about the crash. I just included a summery in the info of this video. Thanks again!

[deepergroovation]

Very interesting!

[indychauffuer]

@deepergroovation

Just got some info on the incident. Just added it to the video information page