from author and historian Jim Ignasher
Grafton, Massachusetts – January 10, 1928
On January 10, 1924, two men were flying in a Waco airplane over the North Grafton Airport when the plane suddenly nosedived into the ground. Both men were seriously injured and transported to a hospital and placed on the danger list.
According to witnesses, the plane was flying smooth and level when it suddenly went into a dive.
Source:
Webster Evening Times, (Ma.), “Plane Crashes, Two Worcester Men Injured”, January 10, 1928
North Grafton, Massachusetts – July 21, 1929
On July 21, 1929, two men were in an unspecified airplane flying 2,500 feet over the airport in North Grafton. After nearly completing what was described as a “long loop”, a piece of the wing fabric tore loose which caused the plane to plummet and crash to the ground. Both the 31-year-old pilot, and his 44-year-old passenger, a commercial photographer, were killed instantly. Both men were from Worcester, Massachusetts.
Source:
The Brownsville Herald, (Texas), No headline, AP news item with just a byline “Worcester, Mass.”, July 22, 1929.
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