Memorial
Case Study
This is presented to give a sample of what can
be done to create a memorial of a crash site.
AAIR set up a memorial for Warren Olsen who, on 24 May 44,
was killed in crash 9 miles east of Annapolis, CA while flying
P-38J s/n 43-28859.
Initiating the Project
AAIR learned that a property owner was looking
to have a "mess" (the P-38 wreck) cleaned up from
his property. On a neighbor's property, scrappers had cleaned
up a B-24 wreck in the 1950's. We contacted the owner and
offered to do it at no charge if AAIR could decide what would
be done with the wreckage after the recovery.

Wing flap (left) and engine (right).
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Aft section of canopy and cockpit.
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Turbo charger Turbo |

Turbo charger Turbo charger and wing
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Impact point |

Impact point Another view of the impact
point |
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