Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 10, 1954
Caption:
CRASH IN WHICH LOCAL PILOT DIED: This is the wreckage of the light airplane in which Joseph H. Bandrofchak, 45, was killed this morning. Cause of the crash remains undetermined. Bandrofchak was the co-owner of the American Auto Accessories store at 123 W. Huron St.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 7, 1944
Caption:
WRECKED CAP PLANE FOUND NEAR ANN ARBOR: Three boys riding through a woodlot this morning discovered the wreckage of the CAP Beechcraft plane which has been missing from Benton Harbor since Monday. The bodies of the pilot and two passengers were thrown clear of the plane. Parts of the plane were scattered over the woodlot, with the engine thrown several feet from the plane.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 16, 1965
Caption:
This crash claimed the lives of a Saline man and his son yesterday at Ann Arbor Municipal Airport. State Police identified the victims as Royce W. Gilbert, 43, and his son, Gary, 16. The plane crashed in a woods south of the airport after first bouncing off the runway of the airport, breaking off both wheels. Witnesses said the plane was on fire as it went down. Gilbert was a commercial pilot who had moved to the area about two months ago.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 16, 1965
Caption:
Brad Bolgos (left), 18, of 2151 Nixon Rd., Ann Arbor Township, and Don Portman, 18. of 4041 Thornoaks, witnessed yesterday's crash of a World War II Corsair fighter plane.