The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Raphael Francis Baird
Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
November 13, 1951
Captain Baird was the senior pilot of a C-82 transport with the 11th Troop Carrier Squadron, 60th Troop Carrier Wing at Rhine Main, Germany. On November 13, 1951, the aircraft was enroute from Rhine Main to Bordeaux, France when it crashed on Mt. Dore, near Bordeaux, killing all 36 on board.