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Re: Reeves Crash Site

Posted by Jimmy Peterson on October 2, 2007, 1:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Reeves Crash Site"
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Larry,
Thanks for that link to the crash site. I too have looking for the longest time on google earth trying to figure out where Jim and Dean came down. It's obvious because of the location that this accident could have been much worse. Considering the close proximity of the I65 and those few houses, if Jim had been flying at a different speed they could have easily came down on the freeway or right into one of those houses and caused more deaths. I'm still confused as to how Jim incorrectly turned his plane upside down before the impact. Was the cloud cover that close to the ground?
--Previous Message--
: The Google map you have posted has the green
: arrow in the wrong location. To hopefully
: settle this matter once and for all, I have
: posted a screen capture of a Google map
: which shows the specific area where Jim
: Reeves' plane went down. Just click the link
: below to see it.
:
: The crash occurred in a small two-acre woods
: south of some high voltage power lines, just
: off Baxter Lane and Franklin Pike Circle. As
: you can see, to access the scene would
: require crossing private property.
:
: Even today the woods is very dense. Baxter
: Lane itself is a narrow, tree-shrouded
: street that looks more like someone's long
: driveway. In fact, Google had to draw in the
: street; it is otherwise not visible from the
: air in this shot.
:
: Based on radar data, this area was
: pinpointed by airport officials moments
: after Jim's plane went down on July 31,
: 1964, and other aircraft were immediately
: vectored over it within minutes. But nobody
: saw anything from the air. That's because
: the plane descended at a steep angle and
: penetrated the tree canopy without
: disturbing the upper branches.
:
: Ground searchers on late Friday afternoon
: walked past the woods without venturing into
: it. As a result, it took two days to locate
: the wreckage.
:

J.Peterson

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Re: Reeves Crash Site - AlanC October 2, 2007, 3:17 pm

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--Previous Message-- : Larry, : : Thanks for that link to the crash site. I : too have looking for the longest time on : google earth trying to figure out where Jim : and Dean came down. It's obvious because of : the location that this accident could have : been much worse. Considering the close : proximity of the I65 and those few houses, : if Jim had been flying at a different speed : they could have easily came down on the : freeway or right into one of those houses : and caused more deaths. I'm still confused : as to how Jim incorrectly turned his plane : upside down before the impact. Was the : cloud cover that close to the ground? : : --Previous Message-- : The Google map you have posted has the green : arrow in the wrong location. To hopefully : settle this matter once and for all, I have : posted a screen capture of a Google map : which shows the specific area where Jim : Reeves' plane went down. Just click the link : below to see it. : : The crash occurred in a small two-acre woods : south of some high voltage power lines, just : off Baxter Lane and Franklin Pike Circle. As : you can see, to access the scene would : require crossing private property. : : Even today the woods is very dense. Baxter : Lane itself is a narrow, tree-shrouded : street that looks more like someone's long : driveway. In fact, Google had to draw in the : street; it is otherwise not visible from the : air in this shot. : : Based on radar data, this area was : pinpointed by airport officials moments : after Jim's plane went down on July 31, : 1964, and other aircraft were immediately : vectored over it within minutes. But nobody : saw anything from the air. That's because : the plane descended at a steep angle and : penetrated the tree canopy without : disturbing the upper branches. : : Ground searchers on late Friday afternoon : walked past the woods without venturing into : it. As a result, it took two days to locate : the wreckage. : : :

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