U.S. Air Force · United States 
James T. Lunn
1976
James T. Lunn served the U.S. Air Force for 4 years. James served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Special Agent James Lunn and Special Agent Ralph Shaw died in a plane crash during an operations flight in support of Mexico's opium eradication program. The single-engine de Havilland Beaver crashed into a 12,000-foot mountain near Atoyac de Alvarez, Mexico, during a period of low visibility due to a thick haze. Mexican federal narcotics agent Noe Echaustegui was also killed in the crash. Special Agent Lunn had served with the Drug Enforcement Administration for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, parents, four brothers, and four sisters.
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
1959 – 1963
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Cold War
Also Served
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration
Special Agent
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