A-4B 142903 crash near Oatman Arizona on March 7, 1968
Copyright © Chris McDoniel
Douglas A-4B, BuNo 142903, VA-776, crashed into a mountain near Oatman, AZ, during a low level navigational flight on March 7, 1968. Lt. Commander David Best, of Playa del Ray, CA., was killed in the crash.
Landing gear and possible firewall. Photo from my personal collection.
Landing gear from a recent trip to revisit the crash site.
Might have been a battery box. I don’t think it was an ammo can.
Door Lock mechanism? It was hard to read.
Original crash site photo from my personal collection.
Portion of the wing. (P-38.com was my old website.)
Scattered debris at B-18 crash site.
Agassiz Peak