Pilot Crashes into Berea House During the National Air Races, 1949

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Title

Pilot Crashes into Berea House During the National Air Races, 1949

Subject

Entertainment
Recreation
Air pilots
Accidents
National Air Races

Description

This September 6, 1949 article in the Cleveland Press reports that pilot Bill Odom crashed into a house in Berea while participating in the National Air Races. The National Air Races were held at Cleveland Airport. Odom's accident resulted in his death and killed a woman and her baby boy who were living in the house at the time.

Creator

Cleveland Press/Charles Tracy

Source

Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Division of Special Collections. Cleveland Press Collection. Air Races: Microfiche – 1949-1950.

Date

September 6, 1949

Contributor

Robert Collins

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Cleveland Airport (Cleveland, Ohio)

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