Klingenberg Richard David

Name:

Richard David Klingenberg

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

Unit:

31st Test and Evaluation Squadron

Date of Death:

1949-01-17

State:

California

Cemetery:

Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California

Plot:

K BLK

Row:

Grave:

189

Decoration:

Comments:

Richard David Klingenberg was born on February 25, 1922. He served in the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron as a First Lieutenant and Navigator of the B-29A #44-62276 Superfortress . On January 17, 1949, the aircraft was performing a flight from RAF Scampton (Lincolnshire) to Schilling AFB (Smoky Hill AFB) in Salina, Kansas, with an intermediate stop in Keflavik. While flying over Scotland at an altitude of 8,500 feet, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and requested ATC the permission to climb to 14,400 feet. Shortly later, at a speed of 500 km/h, the four-engine aircraft hit the slope of the Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn mountain located two miles northwest of Lochgoilhead. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces, and a post-crash fire and all 20 occupants were killed.

1Lt Klingenberg is now buried in the Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA.

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