Milford chronicle., 1947-01-03
Donald W. Long OF
FrankfOrd Died In
Plane Crash SundQy
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heard the crash and participated
in the search, made difficult by the
heavy fog and wet fields. Parked
cars lined the highway for approx
imately two miles while the search
was conducted.
Members of entire families in
the Delaware City area turned out
to take part i'll the search while
visibility was barely more than
arms length, An unidentified mo-
tOrist who heard the crash, notified
ElwOOd NOltZ, retired Army ser
geant, stationed at the information
booth at the entrance to For Du-
POnt and he notified state police
Troopers were Immediately sent
to the scene. Samuel Hall. Della
ware City police chief, led volun-
! teers during the search.
/ The Goodwill Fire Company of
New Castle was summoned and
the company sent six of its men
in addition to the ambulance crew.
Wreckage Site inaccessible
buIance, and Paul Calvarese, his
assistant, were at the scene when
the Wrcckage was discovered. As
the spot was inaccessible to the
ambulance, they were forced tu
carry the body One-half mile on u
Stretchcr. Long Was pronounced
dead on arrival at the Delaware
Hospital of multiple fractures OF
the entire body.
Chief Deputy Coroner G. Everett
Kelley said the pilot undoubtedl!
died Immediately. He took charg,
Of the body and notified parent.
of Long.
Although the fog was 50 ;lcmS,
in New Castle County il reducet
motorized traffic to snail
pace state police said the #am
atmospheric conditions did NOT eX
, iSt in Sussex County. where III
pilot started his trip. This led T.
the belief he was unaware Of tn
y fog until his plane entered i'll
dense clouds.
The former Marine pilot wa
planning to visit his aunt, Mrs. "
Arthur Wise. 2906 Broom Stree
One of the passengers schedule
to make the trip to Tampa wit
Long Monday was Walter DALEY
2300 Seventeenth Street, frien
Of the victim. Mrs Wise had OF
iginally planned to fly 10 lamp
r. with her nephew but had change
s. her plans, deciding To travel b
railroad.
t Planned Take-Oii Monday
: She said Monday night her nepl
> ew was going to take off from Dr
P0nt Airport, Wilmington, at
t, O'Clock Monday morning. Las
II week Long flew Mr.. and Mrs. He
mer Pepper of Selbyville and men
: bers of their family to lamp;
g where they plan to witness I'll
IS football clash and the pilot II
( turned here the following day. TT
y original passenger list for the pre-
posed flight also included w. A
thur Wise. who changed his plal
S and made the trip to Florida la
week.
e Long founded the Sussex COu1
~ Airport with his brother, Eve
EFT Long. Jr.. and resumed h
IN post after coming out of the Nj
m mine Corps. While serving Wi
- the latter. he specialized in mig
W flying in the South Pacific.
in addition to his brother. the pill
"a is survived by his parents, Eve
Al EFT, ST.. and Georgia Long, az
one sister. Mrs. Rachel Glover. a
other brother, Paul. died sever
years ago.
L. OF ID. Graduate
.x The victim was graduate
w the University of Delaware al
was a member of the 1911 fOOtb;
squad at the university. His fin
Is arrangements to attend the Ne
re Years Day football game we
Ii completed when he received a Il
he ter from Mr. Wise informing h
ly that the tickets had been hou2
Sc in Tampa.