The Free Lance - Star
Frederickburg, Virgina
Wednesday, July 10, 1946
Two Die in Plane Crash Near Here
Two persons were killed early yesterday afternoon when a Navy SB2C "Helldiver" crashed two miles northeast of Kings George Court House. The 5th Naval District at Norfolk said the pilot was Lt. Robert Duane Craig, USNR, husband of Mrs. Betty Lou Craig of Norfolk. The name of the passenger was not known immediately.
The crash occurred at about 1:30 p.m. on property belonging to Commonwealth's Attorney Joseph A. Billingsley of King George. The plane was reportedly enroute from its home base at Oceana Naval Station near Norfolk's to Anacostia Field, D.C. when forced down by bad weather. The bodies were taken to the Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, and an investigation of the accident is being conducted by a board of officers from the Ocean base.
The body was ordered to be transported to Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan on 13 July 1946.
The Free Lance - Star
Frederickburg, Virgina
Wednesday, July 10, 1946
Two Die in Plane Crash Near Here
Two persons were killed early yesterday afternoon when a Navy SB2C "Helldiver" crashed two miles northeast of Kings George Court House. The 5th Naval District at Norfolk said the pilot was Lt. Robert Duane Craig, USNR, husband of Mrs. Betty Lou Craig of Norfolk. The name of the passenger was not known immediately.
The crash occurred at about 1:30 p.m. on property belonging to Commonwealth's Attorney Joseph A. Billingsley of King George. The plane was reportedly enroute from its home base at Oceana Naval Station near Norfolk's to Anacostia Field, D.C. when forced down by bad weather. The bodies were taken to the Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, and an investigation of the accident is being conducted by a board of officers from the Ocean base.
The body was ordered to be transported to Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan on 13 July 1946.
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