tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258789776753624950.post8328396392544770728..comments2024-02-10T03:40:37.779-05:00Comments on Drye Goods: Lieutenant McDaniel's fatal mistakeWillie Dryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03561099601772794876noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258789776753624950.post-78491301726047570982018-05-20T15:39:35.911-04:002018-05-20T15:39:35.911-04:00I remember that well, I was a teenager ib Albemarl...I remember that well, I was a teenager ib Albemarle BC abd heard the plan come over qround 12:45 and heard that. LT. McDaniels was to fly under the power lines on Badin Lane and if banked left was goiung on to Cherry Point Base, if banked rt would be spending the night somewhere else. After going under the wires, he banked left and left wing tip hit the water. The plane wound up in an area of the lake where trees were not cut and is too dangerous to try to get them out or the plane.<br /><br />Warren Drye<br />Charlotte, NCAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577420963838537274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258789776753624950.post-68122313776121259892011-02-21T15:54:11.284-05:002011-02-21T15:54:11.284-05:00I was four years old, barely alive. But I remembe...I was four years old, barely alive. But I remember being transported to the pier at Badin Lake, put up on my father's shoulders, and staring out at a lot of muddy water. I later put this into a novel I published, in several poems, short stories, and a memoir. I hope the plane remains where it is and the pilots can rest in peace.Dame Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258789776753624950.post-14841527598749449932010-11-12T12:23:16.542-05:002010-11-12T12:23:16.542-05:00On that day in 1944 I was eleven years old. We li...On that day in 1944 I was eleven years old. We lived on a small farm about tow miles south of Badin. It just so happened that I was about ten feet up in a back yard cherry tree eating cherries. I was thrilled to see the plane as it flew low over the town and lake. I could not see the lake but could see the plane descend out of sight and hear the sickening sound of he crash. I am 77 and it seems like last week!Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410046399529861089noreply@blogger.com