2 7 2 . ▁The ▁A viation ▁Ar che ology ▁website ▁lists ▁the ▁aircraft ▁as ▁being ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁P urs uit ▁Squadron , ▁and ▁the ▁crash ▁site ▁as ▁being ▁ten ▁miles ▁SW ▁of ▁March ▁Field . ▁▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁" S AN TA ▁R OS A , ▁April ▁ 2 3 ▁- ▁An ▁Army ▁av i ator , ▁Lie ut . ▁S . ▁A . ▁Beck , ▁ 2 7 , ▁of ▁Cr iss y ▁field ▁[ s ic ], ▁and ▁a ▁woman ▁companion , ▁Miss ▁Mar jor ie ▁Pat ric ia ▁Hugh es , ▁ 2 4 , ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁were ▁killed ▁as ▁an ▁air plane ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁flying ▁crash ed ▁near ▁here ▁today . ▁The ▁plane , ▁an ▁army ▁observation ▁craft , ▁struck ▁some ▁high ▁t ension ▁w ires ▁after ▁the ▁motor ▁had ▁apparently ▁failed , ▁witness es ▁said , ▁ri pped ▁apart ▁and ▁cl atter ed ▁to ▁the ▁ground . ▁W reck age ▁was ▁scattered ▁over ▁a ▁considerable ▁distance . ▁Lieutenant ▁Beck , ▁Oklahoma ▁Bapt ist ▁college ▁[ s ic ] ▁gradu ate , ▁whose ▁father ▁res ides ▁in ▁Bur bank , ▁and ▁Miss ▁Hugh es ▁were ▁found ▁dead ▁in ▁the ▁w reck age ." ▁L t . ▁Stephen ▁A . ▁Beck ▁was ▁flying ▁Douglas ▁O - 2 5 C , ▁ 3 2 - 1 8 3 , ▁c / n ▁ 1 0 0 6 , ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 1 st ▁Observ ation ▁Squadron , ▁out ▁of ▁Cr iss