Has anyone ever seen any photos of the wreckage of P-61B-1-NO, 42-39419, NX30020, tanker tail code E53, that crashed killing Robert E. Savaria while fighting a fire on August 23, 1963?
How about Google earth coordinates?
In 1972-73, before I knew anything about this airplane and its demise, I ran across a listing for it in an old U.S. Civil Register. I was living in Boise, Idaho and the address of the listed owner, Ranchers, Inc., was in Boise. I went to the address but it no longer existed, and in its place was a shopping mall with Chinese restaurant and an ice cream parlor. Next stop was the county courthouse. They took me to the basement and a dusty old file cabinet. They made me a copy of a State of Idaho, "Annual Statement, Domestic Corporation."
Ranchers, Inc. had three officers, Savaria (deceased), James A. Warner, and Howard Deeds-the latter two with Boise addresses. Also one Director, Jerris D. Schooley with a Boise address. Warner's signature and a date of September 6, 1963 was at the bottom.
I went to Warner's address. There I found a
widow alright. But,...It was his,
, and as I recall he had just passed away a few days previous. She knew about the airplane's loss but under the circumstances I didn't press for details.
I've always wondered if there were any substantial parts recovered from the wreck.
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