On June 27, 1943, near this site, a P-38 fighter plane on a training mission from March Air Force Base crashed on the beach, killing four children and injuring dozens of others. The Silva and Borrego families lost their children that summer afternoon during World War II, as people were trying to enjoy a day at the beach. Huntington Beach lifeguards who witnessed the crash from the pier reached the scene within moments and tended to the wounded, and all those affected on that day are honored with remembrance and solemnity.
