CPT Mark E. Melancon (1950-1982) - Find a Grave Memorial

CPT Mark E. Melancon Veteran

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13 Dec 1950

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18 Jan 1982 (aged 31)

Indian Springs, Clark County, Nevada, USA

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Restland Memorial Park

Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Add to Map

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Captain Melancon was a member of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Team. While practicing for an upcoming air show at Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field 60 miles north of Las Vegas, Nevada, tragedy struck when the lead plane experienced a jammed stabilizer and all four jets in the tight formation struck the desert floor at nearly 400 miles-per-hour. Captain Melancon, Major Norman Lowry III, Captain William Mays and Captain Joseph "Pete" Peterson were all killed instantly.It was the worse accident to befall the precision demonstration team since it was formed twenty-eight years earlier.
Information provided by Tim Cook FAG #46481904.

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Maj James E. Melancon

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