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Ludwig, III, John Elmer, LCDR.
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Contact Info
Last Address Bonita, CA
Date of Passing Nov 22, 1980
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Last Known Activity:
22 NOV 80
John E. Ludwig [P]
James W. Grouix [P]
California
Hughes Helicopters
#79-23257
Mid-air collision with a T-28 just offshore of Seacliff Park in Encinitas during test flight of YAH-64. Photographer William L. Freeman was killed in the T-28 and pilot parachuted to safety.
Related News Article:
Bodies of Three Men Killed in Midair Collision Recovered
Encinitas (AP): The bodies of two pilots and a flight photographer have been recovered from the wreckage of a prototype military helicopter and an Army plane that collided in mid-air over the ocean this weekend.
The two test pilots taken from the Hughes Helicopters YAH-64 Sunday have been identified as John E. Ludwig, 34, of Bonita and James W. Grouix, 37, of Carlsbad.
The body of 56 year old William L. Freeman of San Clemente was also retrieved from the remnants of the Army T-28 from which he was photographing the test flight when the two planes crashed Saturday about three-fourths off a mile of Seacliff Park.
Other Comments:
Unable to locate family members, burial information unknown at this time.
Fellow pilot said Jack was scheduled to be the next XO in HAL-5.
