GRANDMA'S LAST FLIGHT
America's "flying grandma," Mrs. Maude S. Rufus, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, is reported dead from injuries suffered near Washington, D.C., when her plane crashed on a take-oft. She was 64 years old. Mrs. Rufus, who had 1200 hours of flying time to fcer credit, was forced down on a farm near Washington when her small cabin plane ran out of gasoline. She had apparently made a perfect emergency landing in a meadow.
After the plane was refuelled, Mrs. Rufus began her take-ofl. According to the police, the plane had cleared the ground, but a wing tip touched a tree, causing the plane to crash. Mrs. Rufus suffered fractures of both legs and arms, a possible fractured .skull, and numerous cuts. • Mrs. Rufus's husband is head of the Department of Astronomy at the University of Michigan.
"The flying grandma" began Hying at the age of 56, and made one solo flight of approximately 2000 miles. She was a member of the Michigan Civil Air Patrol and wrote the book, ''Flying Grandma."
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Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 57, 5 September 1945, Page 5
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