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Tanker 11 Memorial, Utah
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Captain Tompkins and First Officer Chambless were conducting air tanker operations near Modena, Utah. Their aircraft was a Lockheed P2V-7, Tanker 11. The aircraft crashed while attempting the second fire retardant drop of the day. Both pilots were fatally injured. The memorials include two 5-foot tall granite obelisks engraved with the names of the two fallen comrades and featuring a color image of Tanker 11.
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