aircraft circled the crash scene and radioed news of the incident back to base. Flying conditions were poor, with fog and a snowstorm, but shortly after the crash the weather cleared. The last victim's body was recovered on 16 November. 17 November "DANVILLE, Ark., Nov. 18 (AP) - Six charred and crushed bodies of army airmen were brought to a funeral home today from Arkansas' highest peak, Mount Magazine, where a B-25 crashed and burned last night during a heavy rainstorm. Maj. N. R. Johnson, flying safety officer at Barksdale field, La., expressed belief the plane bound from Chicago to Barksdale on an administration hop, might have escaped tragedy had it been flying 75 feet higher. Wreckage of the two-engine bomber was scattered over a 75-square yard area." "Havana, Ark., Nov. 19 (UP)Six army airmen killed when their B-25 bomber crashed into nearby Mt. Magazine Monday night were identified today by Army authorities. They were Capt. William F. Wilson, 29, Strong City, Kansas; Lt. Albert G. Frese Jr., 27, Brunswick, Georgia; 1st Lt. Robert H. Pabst, 24, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 2nd Lt. Ed D. Ward, 27, Chicago; Pfc. James H. Miersma, 20, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Pfc. William E. Wesley, 21, Muskegon, Mich. The plane was en route from Chicago to its base at Barksdale Field when it rammed into the mountain in a heavy fog." This crash was initially reported as involving a B-29 Superfortress. "SHREVEPORT, La., Nov. 21. (AP) - A strong east wind which blew the plane off its course was blamed today by an army investigating board for the crash of an army B-25 bomber which crashed into Mount Magazine, Ark., Monday killing six crewmen. The board, in a report to Col. A. C. Strickland, base commander at Barksdale field, said the plane was 70 miles off its course at the time of the crash. The board's report indicated the crash was not caused by failure of the plane's engines or any other equipment. It said a heavy overcast, which obscured the moon, probably prevented the pilot from seeing the mountain." 19 November In the Martin XB-48 test programme's only accident, pilot E. R. "Dutch" Gelvin tried to abort takeoff in first prototype 45-59585 from NAS Patuxent River in Maryland when the fire warning light came on as the engines reached full power. Gelvin retarded the throttle and applied the brakes, but the bomber did not slow.