from author and historian Jim Ignasher
Turner, Maine – September 14, 1957
On September 14, 1957, a small pontoon airplane with three people aboard crashed while attempting to land on the Androscoggin River. The plane flipped upside down trapping a father and daughter inside, who both drowned. A third person aboard, a 21-year-old man, managed to escape the cabin and clung to a pontoon until rescued.
Source:
Providence Sunday Journal, “2 Die In Plane Crash”, September 15, 1957, pg. 119.
Livermore, Maine – April 18, 1932
On April 18, 1932, two men were flying in a small airplane when it inexplicably dove into the rocky bank of the Androscoggin River near Livermore Falls. The plane exploded on impact and both men perished.
The men were identified as James Malloy, 30, of Berlin, New Hampshire, and Fred J. Maxwell, 22, of Livermore Falls.
The type of aircraft is unknown.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240988450/james-malloy
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188730989/freddie-j-maxwell
Sources:
Evening Star, (Washington, D.C.), “Two Maine Flyers Die”, April 18, 1932, Pg. A-2.
Unknown newspaper, “James Malloy, Fred Maxwell Burn To Death”, unknown date. Found on www.findagrave.com
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