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Today In SCV History: April 9, 1937 – Plane Crash At Ridge Route Kills Two

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On April 9, 1937, a light plane carrying two men crashed into a mountainside at the Ridge Route near Gorman, instantly killing the occupants. The pilot and passenger of the two-seater monoplane were both killed instantly after crashing onto the fog-covered mountainside on the Ridge Route near Gorman. The pilot, E.B. Christopher, was a pioneer aviator out of Wichita, Kansas, ...

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Today In SCV History: December 30, 1964 – Two Plane Crashes Strike SCV Area

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On December 30, 1964, the Santa Clarita Valley was the scene of two unrelated aviation incidents within hours of each other, one a fatal crash in the mountains near Gorman, the other a dramatic but injury-free emergency landing in Saugus. Montana Family Killed In Gorman Plane Crash At about 5:18 p.m. that evening, a small aircraft crashed and burned in ...

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Today In SCV History- April 9, 1937: Plane Crash At Ridge Route

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On this day in Santa Clarita Valley history, a light plane crashed on April 9, 1937, at Ridge Route near Gorman, instantly killing two.  The pilot and passenger of the two-seater monoplane were both killed instantly after crashing onto the fog-covered mountainside on the Ridge Route near Gorman. The pilot, E.B. Christopher, was a pioneer aviator out of Wichita, Kansas, ...

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