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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Hubert R. Collins

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Sacramento, California

Honored By

Larry E. Carpenter

Relationship

Aviation Historian

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Activity During WWII

HE WAS AN AVIATION CADET COPILOT OF AN AT-24A ADVANCED TRAINER, WHO WAS KILLED NOVEMBER 24, 1943 ALONG WITH ANOTHER CREWMAN DUE TO AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE. THE AT-24A A CONVERTED VERSION OF THE B-25 ‘MITCHELL’ MEDIUM BOMBER CRASHED SOUTH OF ROCKY FORD, COLORADO.