Flagler in Kit Carson County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Flagler Day Air Show Tragedy

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 2, 2024

1. Flagler Day Air Show Tragedy Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to the loving memory of those who lost their lives in the September 15, 1951 Flagler Day Air Show

Halford Milton Asher • Bebe Lee Mc Eathron
James Jefferson Brandenburg • Gordon Alexander Mc Eathron
Donald James Brandenburg • Virginia Irene Moss
John Walter Hall • Caroline Eleanora Selenke
Illa Mae Harwood • Mardell Rena Simonis
Ella Elizabeth Heid • Marlis Jean Stahlecker
William Leroy Hughes • Lois Thompson
Kathryn Ann Keller • Connie Jean Vogel
Zenelda Barbara Keller • Jean Elizabeth Vocum
John Alexander Keller • Lt. Norman Jones-Pilot

Erected by the Flagler Lions Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is September 15, 1951.

Location. 39° 17.393′ N, 103° 3.727′ W. Marker is in Flagler, Colorado, in Kit Carson County. It can be reached from East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west. Located in Flagler Town Park near playground. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Flagler CO 80815, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Eastern Plains.

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It is also in the American Mountain West,

on the Great Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within walking distance of this marker: Flagler Hospital 1937-63 (approx. 0.3 miles away).

Also see . . . Time Magazine Colorado: Unscheduled Performance. (Submitted on July 5, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Flagler Day Air Show Tragedy Marker at Flagler Town Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 2, 2024

2. Flagler Day Air Show Tragedy Marker at Flagler Town Park.

Flagler Day Air Show Tragedy Marker near children's playground. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 2, 2024

3. Flagler Day Air Show Tragedy Marker near children's playground.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 601 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.