William G. Reynolds Injured in Plane Crash at Airport, Daily Racing Form, 1953-08-21

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William G. Reynolds Injured In Plane Crash at Airport William G. Reynolds, master of Clearwater Farm at LaGrange, Ky., and vide-president of the Reynolds Metal Company of Louisville, Ky., was injured here Wednesday when the plane in which he was riding crashed shortly after taking off at Midway Airport. Reynolds suffered back injuries and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital where attendants said his condition was not serious. Frank Wilson, Jr., of Chicago, the pilot, suffered bruises and cuts. He was removed to Ravenswood Hospital after . receiving treatment at Holy Cross. The plane, a four-passenger single-engine monoplane, crashed shortly after Wilson radioed the control tower that he wanted emergency landing instructions. He was told to land where, he could and a moment later the plane crashed at the northeast corner of the field. The two were bound for French Lick, Indiana.


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