One of the founders of the Bakersfield Flying Club in California, Dan Lamb, was killed Friday, May 29, while stopped at a traffic light in Southwest Bakersfield. The driver of the vehicle that hit Lamb’s truck fled the scene, but was later arrested and charged, club members report.
Dan’s Cessna 172 was the club’s first airplane, and it was his generosity and dedication to general aviation that enabled the Bakersfield Flying Club to take its first fledgling steps just five years ago, members noted.
A long-time pilot and community leader, Dan’s face was a familiar fixture on the Bakersfield aviation scene.