Winterport, Maine – September 26, 1954

     On September 26, 1954, a 45-year-old pilot and a 16-year-old passenger were taking off from the Winterport Airport in a Piper airplane.  Just after becoming airborne the plane was seen to fall and crash at the end of the runway.  The pilot was killed, and the passenger was transported to Eastern Maine General Hospital where he was admitted with serious injuries.    

     Source:

     Providence Journal, “Plane Crash Kills Pilot”, September 27, 1954, pg. 19.