Fatal plane crash at Smith Field Airport. Plane taking off slammed into a bean field. Mary Quinn 47 of 7555 Decatur Road was unable to escape. Her husband William, 45 the pilot and daughter Collette Schmidt 20 & her boy friend all escaped. Date 09/12/1977.

Contributor(s): Weber, Donald Allen
Source: http://cdm15155.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/coll3/id/2629
Collection: Fire Fighter Photographs
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Geography: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
Subjects: Fire fighters--Indiana--Fort Wayne.

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