Sgt David L. Pitcher Building
Municipality/Province: North Bay (Hornell Heights), ON
Memorial number: 35054-017
Type: Building and display case (wood and plexiglass)
Address: 15A Uxbridge Dr. Bldg 127A, Canadian Air Defence Sector
Location: CFB North Bay
GPS coordinates: Lat: 46.35715 Long: -79.415263
Submitted by: Capt D. Newman
People wishing to visit the Sgt David L. Pitcher memorial are encouraged to contact 22 Wing Public Affairs.
This memorial is dedicated to Sgt David L. Pitcher. He was killed in the line of duty at Elmendorf AFB Alaska on September 22, 1995, at 0747 hours when a Boeing E-3B Sentry AWACS from the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron crashed shortly after take-off for a routine surveillance training sortie. Sgt Pitcher was employed as a Battle Director Technician on the E-3B AWACS, Mission Call-Sign YUKLA 27.
Sgt David L. Pritcher is also commemorated on the Yukla 27 Monument.
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