This October 30, 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most tragic incidents in Virginia history, the crash of Piedmont Airlines flight #349. Carrying 27 passengers and crew, it disappeared from contact that evening and was not seen until 36 hours later when rescuers found the wreckage on Buck’s Elbow Mountain in Albemarle [...]
Event organizer Don Stokes and sole survivor Phil Bradley at Liberty University
Donald Stokes, one of the organizers of the special commemoration in Lynchburg (as the one in Charlottesville was canceled) for sole survivor Phil Bradley, penned the following account of the May 4 festivities at Liberty University:
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Problems with the brakes on the vintage DC-3 that was to have flown 1959 plane crash survivor Phil Bradley have grounded the 83-year-old retired union organizer and led to the cancellation of his scheduled appearance in Charlottesville May 5. A speaking engagement set for Tuesday evening, May 4, will go on as planned.
