Okay, I learned some big details today. I have also written to hopefully acquire the accident report.
Date was around Oct 2, 1955 (not 1950). Crew was from Davis Monathan (near Tucson) but the crash occurred near Tatum, New Mexico. The crew was en route to overseas.
Pilot name (grandfather of my husband) was Paul Swim - had the nickname Sunny because he always had a smile on his face. (He had been an engineering student at Kansas State before the Air Force.) Apparently, he waited until the rest of the crew ejected and he stayed with the plane until all were ejected, as he was pilot in command.
One crewmember survived (William D. Borgen) whom we would also love to visit with. He showed up to visit the widow several years later in Kansas, but she has not seen him in decades and has no idea where he is now (if he is still living).
We do have a piece of a newspaper article dated Oct 3 (no year) stating two planes were involved and the area received 5.5 inches of rain that day. Apparently there was an explosion involved (newspaper stated midair collision). Burial of Swim was strictly burying a military uniform inside a coffin due to the extent of the explosion.
We unfortunately do not have any pictures of him standing next to his plane, although we have pictures of other planes that he must have taken.
I'll keep doing my research, and I hope to receive something back from the Air Force Historical Research Agency. I'm also researching the internet to see what I can find. Apparently, Grandma knew very little about the accident, and has not really talked about it over the years. My mother-in-law was age 8 at the time of the accident, so she remembers her father up until that age. The other sibling was age 6 at the time, and he is also very curious to learn more.
Thank you to anyone who has taken the time to read this post.
~ Mandy in Dallas