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Country School
B-24 crash 1943
On July 31, 1943, a U.S. Army Air Force B-24 Bomber, Serial # 41-29052, carrying a crew of five, crashed at this site during a severe thunderstorm killing everyone on board. This marker is placed here in their memory. 1st Lt. Melvin S. Meeker, Pilot 2nd Lt. Samuel Levitt, Copilot 2nd Lt. Mathew J. Radosvich, Bombardier T/Sgt. James M. Parker, Engineer T/Sgt. Thomas J. Leyshon, Radioman The crew was on a navigation training flight from Topka Army Air Force Base, Topeka, Kansas to Duluth, Minnesota, at the time of the crash.
F-86 fighter crash 1956
The remains of a F-86 jet fighter that crashed on a farm near Perry, Iowa on December 20, 1956. The pilot Capt. William Geisel of the Delaware National Guard landed unhurt after bailing from the plane. He wished the Des Moines control tower a "Merry Christmas" before departing from the plane. The apparent cause was running out of fuel.
High trestle bridge
High trestle trail bridge
Platt Mine
Site of 1878 coal mine.
