U.S. Marine Corps · United States 
Walter Panchison
1998
Walter Scott Panchison served the U.S. Marine Corps for 10 years.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Pilot Walter Panchison was killed when the Cessna 182 airplane he was piloting crashed in a rugged area on Sumas Mountain in Washington state, approximately 17 miles south of the Canadian border. Pilot Panchison, the only person on board the plane, was checking on an embedded motion sensor that had been tripped when the crash occurred. The canyon he was checking is a known drug and alien smuggling area. Pilot Panchison had served with the U.S. Border Patrol for 21 years. He was a former United States Marine fighter pilot who served in Vietnam.
Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
1967 – 1977
Also Served
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol
Pilot
In Our Keeping
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