More detail on this person: TH-55A crashed due to wire strike 9 miles west of Ranger on a training flight from Ft. Wolters. COPTER CRASH NEAR BRECK KILLS PILOT BRECKENRIDGE (NSN) - A training helicopter from Ft. Wolters crashed about 15 miles southeast of Breckenridge in the La Casa community Friday morning killing the student pilot. The craft, a TH-55, was on a routine training flight from the Army Primary Helicopter School at Ft. Wolters when it crashed, an Army spokesman said. The pilot was identified late Friday night as WO James M. Fowley, 21, of Beaumont, Texas. 06 JUN 69 WOC James M. Fowley [P] Texas USAAVNS TH-55A [Need Tail#] A/C crashed due to wire strike 9 miles west of Ranger on a training flight from Ft Wolters.
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