Show Son of Former For er j Killed In Plane Crash Second Lt Michael E. E Martin son of Mr and Mrs Michael D D. Martin former well known and now making their home In Salt SnIt Lake City was In Instantly In- In Instantly instantly killed Sunday when an F 51 national guard fighter plane crashed In Into in- in into into to a field west of Salt Lake According to the story published In InThe inThe inThe The Salt SnIt Lake Tribune Lt Martin M in took off ort from rom Salt Lake municipal air air- airport airport airport port at am a.m. for a routine training flight according to Lt Col Cot Alma G G. Winn commanding officer Flight Squadron U A N G. G The plane gained about 1000 ft altitude before the motor apparently failed and the plane crashed Parts of ot the plane and body of ot the victim were vere scattered over a square yard area The engine and propeller of at atthe the craft plowed a furrow six feet deep and about 35 feet long Investigators reported The planes plane's wing struck first then buckled over ov and tore into the ground Gasoline Explodes The impact caused the high octane gasoline in the tanks to explode and the plane burned Bullets In the machine gun belts exploded from the heat and kept rescue workers and curiosity seek seek- seekers seekers seekers ers at considerable distance until the wreckage cooled down A witness to the crash Delbert Daw- Daw Dawson Dawson Dawson son 18 S. S Redwood road saw the plane Just before the crash He said It appeared to stall then went Into a 45 degree angle dive The plane looped once as It neared I the the ground out of control and plowed Into the earth with a a. terrific explosion Mr Dawson Da w On said I Conduct Investigation MaJ George A. A A Lamb unit operations officer and MaJ Lowal W. W Fry main main- maintenance maintenance maintenance officer of the U A N G conduct conduct- conducted ed an Investigation at the crash site I They will be members of a man four board assigned to determine cause of the mishap Michael Donavan Martin Jr was born In Salt Lake City February 15 1 1925 a son of Michael D. D and Mildred I Selley Martin He was graduated from fromI East high school and at the time of ot othis I his death was enrolled In the college of business at the University of Utah Mr Martin married Lacey of I Burbank urbank California Jn n Denver April 19 1945 He was a veteran of World War WarI II II having served In the air force from I October 18 1942 until December 1945 as a a. fighter pilot Instructor with the rank of lieutenant Funeral services for Lt Martin were conducted Wednesday at 1215 pm p.m. In Yale ward chapel Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter Saints Salt Lake ke by Bonneville ward bishopric Burial was In the Salt Lake City cemetery |