The New York Times of January 29, 1948 reported the wreck of a "charter plane carrying 28 Mexican farm workers from Oakland to the El Centro, CA, Deportation Center...

The crash occurred 20 miles west of Coalinga, 75 miles from Fresno." (near Los Gatos Rd & Los Gatos Creek & the Fresno/San Benito county line.)

[Thanx Joe Offer for the research. The tune was written circa 1958 by Martin Hoffman.]

          Goodbye to my Juan, farewell Roselita
          Adios mis amigos, Jesus y Maria
          You won't have a name when you ride the big airplane
          All they will call you will be deportees
  
                  WW Guthrie

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