2 A.V. MEN WERE CRASH VICTIMS.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer LANCASTER - Two Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley men were identified as the victims of last week's fiery plane crash at Fox Airfield. Authorities released the names of flight instructor A flight instructor is a person who teaches others to fly aircraft. Specific privileges granted to holders of a flight instructor certificate vary from country to country, but very generally, a flight instructor serves to enhance or evaluate the knowledge and skill level of an Brooks Rahn Warner, 64, of Quartz Hill and student Joseph Dulligan Jr., 32, of Lancaster after confirming their identities through dental records Dental Records is a small, independent metal record label, based in Ipswich, UK. Artists
``(Warner) was just a great guy. He was friendly and well liked, and he had a lot of experience,'' said Andy Ma, office manager at Fox Airfield- based Barnes Aviation, where Warner worked. Barnes Aviation employees were shocked by the crash and are still trying to cope with the loss, Ma said. ``We have been in business 38 years, and this is the first time we have ever lost a student or instructor,'' Ma said. Warner had been a flight instructor at Barnes Aviation for nearly 20 years and prior to that had served in the Air Force for 20 years, retiring as a technical sergeant technical sergeant n. 1. Abbr. TSgt A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Air Force that is above staff sergeant and below master sergeant. 2. One who holds this rank. Noun 1. . Federal aviation safety officials said they won't reach a conclusion into what caused the crash for months. The crash occurred about 7:30 p.m. Thursday as Warner was teaching Dulligan how to approach and land using only the plane's instruments, making touch-and-go-landings, when something went wrong. The twin-engine Beechcraft touched down on the runway runway: see airport. and then bounced and veered left into a metal airplane airplane, aeroplane, or aircraft, heavier-than-air vehicle, mechanically driven and fitted with fixed wings that support it in flight through the dynamic action of the air. hangar, where it hit a parked single-engine Cessna and burst into flames. Both the Beechcraft and the Cessna were destroyed. When firefighters arrived, they quickly extinguished ex·tin·guish tr.v. ex·tin·guished, ex·tin·guish·ing, ex·tin·guish·es 1. To put out (a fire, for example); quench. 2. To put an end to (hopes, for example); destroy. See Synonyms at abolish. 3. the blaze, but the two men were already dead, officials said. Warner is survived by his wife, June Warner; daughter Wendy Warner; a granddaughter; and a brother. Services for Warner are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Mumaw Funeral Home, 44633 Date Ave., Lancaster, with interment at Joshua Memorial Park. No information on services for Dulligan were available as of Wednesday afternoon. |
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