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| Keywords: USAF Major Thomas J. Deegan.jpg en Maj Thomas J Deegan 37 assigned to Edwards Air Force Base Calif He and Airman 1st Class Bobbie L Rolland 25 had just refueled their B-57 Canberra and lifted off the Tinker north-south runway when Deegan radioed the control tower that he was having difficulty with the engines Instead of saving his own life by ejecting from the aircraft Deegan had gone down with the plane ensuring the safety of everyone in the houses all around them Along the tragic flight path were houses a shopping complex and a school Later an investigator said the pilot did a fantastic job steering the damaged two-engine aircraft to an open area in the neighborhood and into a 500-yard field between occupied houses A bridge in Attleboro MA was named after him Major Thomas J Deegan Memorial Bridge http //www tinker af mil/news/story asp id 123141707 USAF file photo ~ 1962 123141707 Air Force http //www tinker af mil/news/story asp id 123141707 PD-USGov Thomas J Deegan | ||||
