Wright Haskell Langham

[2][3] Dr. Langham wrote and oversaw experiments intended to gauge the effects of exposure to radioactive elements on humans.

A twin-engine aircraft chartered by the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories crashed on takeoff from Albuquerque International Airport, killing all nine persons aboard, including Langham, a leading biomedical scientist.

The victims Included Dr. Langham, who was then associate division leader for biomedical research at Los Alamos.

The other casualties were technicians or staff members, and were Eugene Teatum, 37; Donald A. Larson, 46; Bruce A. Bean, 28; Johnnie E. Gallegos, 41; Richard O. Neithammer, 39; William Paul Frye, 40; and John Allen Gill, 43.

The plane was on a routine flight from Albuquerque to Los Alamos, lost an engine during takeoff, and crashed into the runway.